Waterslides, Splash Pad, and Swimming at Lake Lure

After reading all about Lake Lure and it's nostalgic filming of the movie "Dirty Dancing", I was intrigued to make a day visit. From Greenville, SC ,Lake Lure is a little over an hour but well worth the beautiful scenic drive up into Chimney Rock State Park, NC. As you drive through the quaint little town, you will see an array of restaurants, shops, and gem mine stores for the kids. It has an old Western type feel with the picturesque backdrop of Chimney Rock in the background.

 Having arrived at the Lake around noon, we noticed that parking was filling up quickly but luckily there seemed to be several spots across the street in front of the historic Lake Lure Inn. Once we had parked and gathered our beach gear, we headed through the main entrance where we were banded after paying the daily fee. The admission for adults was $9.00 and kids 4 to 12 was $7, with under 4 free. You can find pricing and information on www.lakeluretours.com the price of admission includes the waterpark and beach access.


                                                   

 The kids had spotted the waterslides right as we entered and sped off. I noticed that at the bottom of the slides was a lifeguard in the water as well as a lifeguard stand by the swimming area in the lake. In addition to the slides and swimming was a splashpad, as well as a water balloon zone. You could purchase water balloons for an additional cost. There was also restroom facilities and showers. The water was roped for designated swimming and there were many people with rafts, and water toys. You could easily spend all day at the beach with plenty to do for kids and adults. And no trip to Lake Lure is complete without doing "the lift".

 On the way out from the resort area, there was a nice little surprise awaiting us, called The Flowering Bridge. www.lakelurefloweringbridge.org It is free to walk the bridge and is filled with gardens of all types of flowers, plants, and scenery. We all enjoyed reading the history of the bridge as well learning about the various flowers. There were little cutouts of secret gardens and sitting areas and was a perfect end to a perfect day at the lake.