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Lower Ghost Town Access Celebration

Come on out and celebrate the opening of Lower Ghost Town by the Carolina Climbers Coalition and the first open day of camping at Silver City Campground.

3 options to attend:

Option 1: Camp out option April 10-12. This requires reservation and payment to Silver City Campground. Reserve your site at www.silvercitycampground.com. This option subtracts 1/2 mile of steep walking. Note: camping is not organized by CCC. Primitive. No water. Steep road. 4WD or AWD cars preferred. 2WD is a maybe. It is highly likely that folks will be climbing Fri-Sunday. 

Option 2: No camping but primo parking and celebration option. You are not going to camp out but you want to park as close to the cliffs as possible. Reach out to Katherine at katherinecdenney@gmail.com to reserve parking. We will have a ribbon cutting at 9AM on Saturday near the meadow and we would love for you to attend that. Steep road. 4WD or AWD cars preferred. 2WD is a maybe.

Option 3: The 'just show up and climb or hike' option. This option requires no reservation or registration. Park at the Village Boulders Trailhead Parking lot on Main St in Chimney Rock and take the steep trail up. We will have a ribbon cutting at 9AM on Saturday near the meadow that we would love for you to attend. If you choose this option, you will want to start hiking no later than 8:30AM. This is about a 1/2 mile hike uphill from your parking at the Village Boulders Trailhead. 

Crack Climbing Clinic: Ghost Town is well known for its cracks. Register here for the Fox Mountain Guides Crack Climbing Clinic. 

NOTE: Climbing activites and camping are not organized by the Carolina Climbers Coalition (CCC). If you chose to climb or hike, it is on your own and at your own risk. 

When
April 11th, 2026 from  9:00 AM to  5:00 PM
Location
Silver City Campground (way up at the end of the gravel Silver City Rd)
Chimney Rock, NC
United States