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Hanging Rock State Park
- Established
- 1936
- Acreage
- 9,011 · 9,011 acres; original 3,096 acres donated April 20, 1936 by the Winston-Salem Foundation and the Stokes County Committee for Hanging Rock
- Location
- Stokes County, NC in the Sauratown Mountains, ~30 miles north of Winston-Salem near Danbury
- Key features
- Quartzite peaks of the Sauratown Mountains (Hanging Rock, Moore's Knob, Wolf Rock, Cook's Wall); Lower Cascades (40-ft waterfall), Upper Cascades, Hidden Falls, Window Falls; 12-acre lake with bathhouse; Tory's Den rock outcrop and cave; CCC-era stone facilities
- Activities
- Hiking 48+ miles of trails to peaks, rock outcrops, and waterfalls; swimming and boating on the lake; camping (73 tent/trailer sites, 10 cabins); rock climbing and rappelling; fishing
- Notable
- Built largely by the Civilian Conservation Corps from 1935-1942; Tory's Den is reputed to have served as a hideout for British Loyalists during the American Revolution
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Source: en.wikipedia.org · 2026-05-08