Hanging Rock State Park — Attraction in King

I've stayed at Hanging Rock State Park a few times. This was the first time we stayed at a cabin.

Initially, when thinking about cabin camping, I was picturing a log house with a fireplace and some cots; really bare bones. This was the opposite of my experience and I'm not quite sure how I feel about that, but that's on a personal level.

The cabins were extremely nice. We stayed in cabin 4, so the other might be different. It had a screened-in porch with two rocking chairs and a bench. The screens were all very pristine and there was no way any pesky bug was getting through that fortress, even if they laid siege for months. On the porch, there was also a broom and two mops, to keep the place tidy. The screen door has a simple hook latch to keep it closed. Also on the exterior, there was a picnic table and a standing charcoal grill for cooking on.

The interior of the cabin was very cozy and inviting. Wood laminate floors, wood panel walls, and wooden slatted roof. Wood was the theme of this wooden cabin. Immediately upon entering, you're invited to a large table, comprised of two medium tables, with 6 wooden chairs. The chairs were extremely comfortable and welcome the girth of the average American. The tables did not rock, nor did they wobble. They are the perfect surface for building a house of cards on. To the right, there is a fully furnished kitchen. A modest refrigerator, a range electric stovetop/oven, a dual compartment sink with detachable hose faucet, a rather spacious counter, a microwave, and a coffee maker. In a cabinet, they included pots and pans, cups, bowls, plates, serving and mixing vessels, and cutting boards. In the drawers, there were silverware, steak knives, a can opener, a bottle opener, cooking utensils, and other accutrimonts. ..acutraments.. accu- things.

Attached to the dining area was a lounge area. Three plush seats and a couch that fits an additional three. My party complained that the seats were too "sinky" but I beg to differ. The couch folds out to a queen-sized mattress, perfect for the person you all decide should have the worst sleep. That's not a lark on this specific mattress, but fold-out mattresses in general. Science needs to do something to restitute these things.

At the beginning of the hallway, if you could call it that based on its approximate length of "enough to fit a door", the bathroom lays. Its walls are half tile and half drywall. There's a standing shower, a small circular toilet, a sink, and a medicine cabinet mirror. Come to think about it, I think I left some things in the cabinet. Shit. There is a myriad of light switches on the wall that serve their own purpose: light, vent, heater, and ???. There's a commercial toilet paper dispenser.The shower is small, and the faucet sticks out, losing another 4 to 5 inches in usable space. When I used it, I gently bumped it and it immediately sent the literal Arctic currents onto my back. When I went to rectify it, it is somehow also connected to the deepest and hottest geothermal vents. Be warned.

There are two bedrooms, mirroring each other. They each have two twin-sized beds, an open closet, a mirror with a small shelf below it, a personal heater embedded in the wall, and some kind of step ladder slash table thing that I could not for the life of me figure out its purpose. The beds were comfortable, but were wrapped in plastic so you don't have to lay in the inevitable from a previous tenant. Said plastic makes an awful crinkling sound when you stir in your sleep. You'll need to bring your own bedding, sheets and all, but I think that's for the best.

As far as creature comforts go, there's ample lighting, although the switches for those are in odd places. There's two outlets in the kitchen, one in each bedroom, and two in the main room. The only grounded outlets were in the kitchen, however, so anything with three prongs will have to be plugged in there. The cabin has central heat and AC that does wonderfully keeping the elements from ravaging your body.

It was very pleasant and I will do it...

This review is based on two hiking trails; upper cascade falls and Indian creek trail (up to window falls).

We picked two 'easy' trails as our toddler and 5 yr old were with us. We took the stroller on the upper cascade falls hike. It was not 'easy' as it was hard to push the stroller on gravel. We decided to not take the stroller on the Window fall hike. That trail has very steep steps and is not for strollers. Even though it is an 'easy' hike, the steps down to Window falls are very steep and there are no handrails. You have to have good balance to be able to do this. These comments are not meant to discourage, but to inform you about what to expect.

Both 'easy' hikes were quite enjoyable. This park is a great place to hike if it is not too crowded. Once you are on the trails, you will be immersed in nature away from all the busyness of life. This park would be a good place to camp.

One issue that we had was figuring out our location based on the large map at the visitor center. They did not mark the 'you are here' spot, which made us waste quite a bit of time. They had posted two temporary maps, with the location marked, but were too small. It seemed like the temporary maps were put up as a formality, not to really help anyone. Note that the lower cascade falls are outside the State park.

One amazing discovery that I made was the huge separation between the rocks at Window falls. To see this you have to walk right up to the falls. Overall, this park is beautuful and well maintained and is definitely worth...

What a therapeutic hike, I drove the whole area and decided on my first visit to do hanging rock trail.

I text my lady I arrived not knowing what to expect and for safety, a bit in I text this is a easy trail, right after the trail changed and the last mile or so was intense!

But when I got to the top it was such an amazing mind and body reset I was just in awe, I was on a time limit, the next time I’ll plan a full day trip.

I passed maybe 7 hikers and all were friendly, just a nice hello as I pause billy strings on my AirPods.

I’m a little sore but I was content, I had my osprey hydration pack, some fruit and nuts and everything was so great.

Be careful at the top, it’s nice to get close to the edges if you dare but I see how people have accidents.

I cannot wait to travel all across NC and keep on hiking, I only did this trail and I could not find the lower cascade since I wanted to find the swimming hole but the hanging rock trail sufficed for today.

Bring: water, snacks, hiking stick, some good tunes if that’s your thing.

I find it funny when I looked up reviews and sorted them by lowest.

People are upset about covid protocols and people not wearing mask or social distancing.

You are outside, not around many people, if your that paranoid, stay home.

Everyone I passed was pleasant, if they didn’t say hi, I did, it’s wild how covid has made human interaction a bit awkward but positive vibes is...