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Member of: North Carolina State Parks

On my way to Asheville for a few days of vacation, I stopped by South Mountains state park for a visit. This park offers some terrific scenery and excellent hiking opportunities.

South Mountains state park welcome sign (link to larger image)
Visitor's center at South Mountains state park (link to larger image)
View of High Shoals Falls trail (link to larger image)
Wooden overlook on the Jacob Fork river (link to larger image)
Upstream view from river overlook (link to larger image)
Downstream view from river overlook (link to larger image)
Large boulders along the river bank (link to larger image)
Looking upstream from a foot bridge (link to larger image)
Rushing river water over rocks (link to larger image)
Upstream view from a foot bridge (link to larger image)
Moss covered tree trunk (link to larger image)
Rock slide caused by Hurricane Hugo in 1989 (link to larger image)
Narrow foot bridge along the trail (link to larger image)
Small waterfall in the stream (link to larger image)
Closeup view of a small waterfall (link to larger image)
Slightly larger waterfall (link to larger image)
Very steep staircase along the trail (link to larger image)
View of High Shoals falls (link to larger image)
Moss growing directly underneath the waterfall (link to larger image)
Large pool of water at the base of the waterfall (link to larger image)
Large rocky outcropping covered in moss (link to larger image)
Vertical joints in granite rock (link to larger image)
Small waterfall above High Shoals falls (link to larger image)
View at the top of High Shoals falls (link to larger image)
Wider view of the top of High Shoals falls (link to larger image)
White mushroom growing along the trail (link to larger image)
Orange mushrooms around a tree stump (link to larger image)
Grassy clearing with table and grill (link to larger image)
Leaf decay revealing its structure (link to larger image)
Red and green leaves on a tree (link to larger image)
View from the Jacob Fork River Gorge overlook (link to larger image)
Waterfall as seen from the overlook (link to larger image)
Gray squirrel gnawing a nut in a tree (link to larger image)
Upstream view from a foot bridge (link to larger image)