Two Parks, One Mountain

At Kings Mountain, two adjoining parks serve different purposes while protecting the same historic landscape. Kings Mountain National Military Park preserves the actual battlefield where fighters turned the tide of the Revolution in the South, a place whose sacrifices and significance have drawn large commemorative gatherings in 1815, 1855, 1880, 1909, and 1930. The battlefield has long been preserved by the Daughters of the American Revolution and the National Park Service, and recreational activities there are strictly limited out of respect for the men still buried on the mountain. Nearby, Kings Mountain State Park provides outdoor recreation including camping, swimming, boat rentals, hiking trails, horse trails, and picnicking, while South Carolina has maintained this undeveloped green space since the days of the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s as a buffer for the historic core battlefield.

Smyrna, South Carolina · United States