Kings Mountain State Park Living History Farm — Attraction in Clover

This is a well-maintained property with old buildings typical of a small family farm in the 1800s. Some interesting exhibits, like the old cotton gin. We were a bit disappointed that all the buildings were locked up, and there was not much signage to explain anything. The only other people we saw were a few visitors like us, although the horses were grazing in the pasture. We had the impression that workers would normally be around, so I'm not sure if that isn't true, or we just happened along on an off day. There is a park entrance fee of $3/adult and $1.50/child above five years old, on an honor system. Our whole visit probably took about thirty minutes, since there wasn't much to do on the farm. There are hiking trails around, although we didn't have time to try them out; and they have picnic tables (picnicking isn't allowed in the nearby national...

This little history farm didn't have much going on when I visited early March. Everything was closed. There was still a lot to see without going inside the buildings. I enjoyed seeing the horses and the donkey. The volunteers there are very nice, and they answered all my questions about the horses and the donkey. The Farm trail was a little creepy feel, because it goes through and under the power lines. Never really like being near power lines. We stopped by here as our last stop before we head home from our vacation, and my pups were already tired from all the hiking we did during our trip. They were too tired for us to stop by the military park. I will definitely stop by here again and hopefully it will be...

Very interesting, but could use some more plaques explaining what you are looking at. Only one building had a plexiglass window to view inside. All the rest of the buildings were locked up, presumably only opened when there is a re-enactment activity. Would be much better if one could view inside the buildings or plaques that explain or show with pictures what the...