by Aaditee Kulkarni Updated on 15 Oct 2018
Lake Lure, North Carolina is a town in Rutherford country. It is home to many mountains, beaches, museums, and gardens. Lake Lure is a perfect place if you are looking to take a good break and enjoy some quality time. It can offer you mountain climbing, beautiful flower bridges, fishing, a number of different outdoor activities, amazing beaches, hiking, bird watching, shopping, golfing, boating, and much more. Here you will get so many interesting things to do that you may run out of time. The climate of Lake Lure is unusually good as it lies in the “Thermal Belt”. Check out the top tourist attractions in Lake Lure.
Let's explore Lake Lure points of interest and 15 best things to do in Lake Lure:
1. Chimney rock state park
The reason for the popularity of Chimney Rock State Park is not its basic amenities. It is popular because of the hiking facility that it offers. From the top of the mountain, one can get an amazing view of Lake Lure and its surroundings. The park offers hiking to both expert hikers and children and therefore, they have different levels of difficulty. One can see a beautiful waterfall while hiking there. The view from the top is breathtaking and people enjoy clicking some really beautiful picture from there.
2. Lake Lure flowering bridge
Lake Lure Flowering Bridge is located at a highway bridge. This place can offer you peace of mind and relaxation from its beauty. Here you can find different variety of flowers. Also you can see there are several volunteers present who look after these plants. The best thing to do here is enjoy watching beautiful scenery. Here you can also visit many famous attractive places of Western North Carolina. This place has around 15 unique gardens. One can enjoy in its herb garden, butterfly garden, songbird garden, and more.
3. Canopy ridge farm
Canopy ridge farm is among top zip parks of the nation. When it comes to the fun they have all the things to offer you. They can offer some really good experience to thrill seekers and zip liners. This place is ideal for kids and adults both and they take care of all safety measures. Here you can do gem mining on the beautifully covered deck, which overlooks the broad river. You may also find local gourmet ice creams here. Make sure you try it there before or after zip-line tour. While touring over 90 acres of this beautiful forest you can have an amazing experience.
4. The Right Track Toy Train Museum
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This place will be surely loved by your kids. At Right Track Toy Train Museum one can find trains which belong to those which used to be in 1900 and are still present today. A separate playroom is also there for kids. This playroom is also based on train theme. The right track museum not only provides good entertainment to its visitors, but it shares all its profit with the pancreatic cancer research and by doing so they contribute for the treatment of patients suffering from pancreatic cancer. You can visit here between 1 pm - 4 pm.
5. Morse Park
This is a very popular place for sightseeing in Lake Lure. People visit here for picnics and more. Morse Park has different areas: meadow, garden, wetland, and Riverside. Along with sightseeing, one can enjoy playing tennis here as it has two tennis courts. Also it has a basketball court, picnic tables, separate area for kids, jogging path, and a separate field, which can be used for different purposes, large fishing areas, and more. It can offer you so many activities that among all you have identify best activities of your interest. Your pets can accompany you here.
6. Buffalo Creek Park Mountain Biking Trail
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This place is open from 8am to 5pm. Therefore to visit this place there will be no timing issue. You can visit during daytime easily. Looking to have some amazing experience in biking and climbing at Lake Lure then this place is the right choice for you. For all adventure seekers this is an ideal place. One can get great challenge and adventure while doing different activities here. Along with biking and climbing one can witness true beauty of nature here. This area has several unique plants and animals as well.
7. The Hickory Nut Antiques
Between Town of Lake Lure and Chimney Rock Village you can find this place, which is a blessing for the vintage lover. The Hickory nut antique use their amazing plants, and seasonal decors to make their place look beautiful and inside this place you can see amazing decoration of crafts, antiques, home decor, and more. Every time you will visit here you will find something new. Shari is the owner to this place and she always introduces something new here. The plants which she use to decorate her place and sells are a piece of her work, as she grows them on her own.
8. The Blue Ridge Foothills
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This place can offer you with some magical view with their mesmerizing scenery. Here you can experience various outdoor adventure activities as well as boat cruises, biking, golf, fishing, climbing, zip-lining and much more.
This place is the famous site from the film “Dirty Dancing”. It can offer you all be its beautiful nature, history, architecture, songs, stories, everything. You can visit here to enjoy having some quality time in Lake Lure.
9. Old Rock Cafe
To treat yourself with some of the delicious food this place is an ideal one. Along with your family or solo you can visit this cafe and enjoy its seating area near the waterside deck. You can get some really amazing view of the river, chimney rock, nature from their seating area. Their menu has everything one may look for. They have separate options for kids, delicious vegetarian food items and also serve with burgers and more. This place is best to take a good break while enjoy having a good time in Lake Lure and have some really delicious food.
10. Dittmer-Watts Nature Trail Park
This place is located at the edge of a golf course. One can get here hiking through the hills and forests. Visit this place if you are looking to burn some energy and want to enjoy some quality time with nature’s beauty. They can offer both easy and moderate trails, which is suitable for kids. On these trails, one can enjoy some beautiful view from the top and also on the passage of the hardwood forest. Also, you can visit here if you are planning for a picnic.
11. Lake Lure Beach and Water Park
It is a most popular destination for visitors and residents who are looking for beaches. This Beach and Waterpark is spread over an area of approximately 3 acres and is actually located in Town Center. A thing you can get here are clean, sandy beach and swimming area. You can get tickets for this park both online and offline. This park offers the most exciting water game and slide. Also, it has a large area for the picnic on the beach and also has an individual picnic table in order to meet the needs of different visitors.
12. Lake Lure Golf Club
This place can be of great interest to those who like to play golf. Also, non-golfers can have some quality time here. In Lake Lure you can visit this place to have some good experience with foot-golf. To play here you need to follow similar rules which you follow while playing golf anywhere else but here golf is played using a soccer ball. This feature of playing golf with soccer ball makes Lake Lure golf club suitable for the kids as well. You can play golf and enjoy a good time while your vacation in Lake Lure.
13. Cedar Creek Riding Stables
If you are willing to add some adventure and make your trip to Lake Lure more interesting then you must visit this place. Riders who are new to it or have some really good experience are all welcomed here. They have qualified and well-trained staff, who can guide you throughout your ride and provide you with safety tips. They also tell about all the local plants and animals, which are present over there and make sure you really enjoy your time on their 350-acre trail. All safety measures are adopted when you are on a ride and therefore you do not need to worry about your safety.
14. Lake Lure Fishing Excursions
How about spending some quality time in Lake Lure by fishing? This place facilitates you fishing by taking you to the water where you can peacefully sit and enjoy catching a fish. The staff over there would like to know about your preferences for fishes like which type of fish you would like to catch. After collecting this information they will take you to that part of the lake where you can catch the fish of your choice. Also if you do not have much idea about fishing, they can guide you as well about it. You can visit this place alone or with your family.
15. Boat tours
If you are looking for some peaceful activity and watching the beautiful scenery, you can go for a relaxing boat ride from Lake Lure Tours. Their boat rides are the extremely peaceful and during the ride, you get to see some astonishing views of different mountains, which also include the view of the very famous chimney rock. Also while you ride, you can see beautiful homes and estates, which are present in the surrounding of the lake. True nature's beauty can be enjoyed with this boat ride and also you can see the interesting buildings of Lake Lure.
