LAKE LURE, NORTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 28: The Rocky Broad River flows into Lake Lure and overflows the town with debris from Chimney Rock, North Carolina after heavy rains from Hurricane Helene on ...

Lake Lure and Chimney Rock are neighboring North Carolina mountain towns with a lot to offer visitors. As their names imply, ... READ MORE: The 10 Best Small Towns Near Asheville NC. 9.

The village of Chimney Rock is located in Rutherford County near the town of Lake Lure. It is around 35 miles from Asheville, tucked into the Blue Ridge Mountains. Census data from 2022 indicate ...

Officials in Lake Lure, about 90 miles west of Charlotte, and Chimney Rock ordered mandatory evacuations in some parts of their towns Friday and urged residents of other areas to voluntarily leave.

Chimney Rock and Bat Cave are typically swarming with tourists this time of year -- but now even the town's own inhabitants have been driven out by the hurricane's destruction ...