BAT CAVE
Travelling in a westerly direction in Rutherford County, Hwy 64/74 through Lake Lure leads to the Village of Chimney Rock, home to the new NC state park, the Hickory Nut Gorge State Park. If you keep going west, you will cross from Rutherford County into Henderson County where you follow the road and the winding Rocky broad River to the little town of Bat Cave.
Yes, there is a cave with bats and it is open to the public during the times of the year when the bats will be least disturbed by visitors. It is the largest known fissure cave in North America, formed by movements of the earth and rock shifts. 300 feet long and 85 feet high, the main chamber of the cave is a dark cathedral, moist and cool.
Located on about 200 acres, Bat Cave is a protected site owned by the North Carolina Mountain Conservancy and a private owner. The forests in the area contain a variety of plants and animals, many on endangered species lists.
- Bat Cave Preserve
- Wikipedia: Bat Cave, NC
More information about Bat Cave, NC
Lake Lure NC Real Estate: Lake Lure Homes and Land | Help Request Form | All WNC MLS Properties For Sale | Property Search | BLOG | WNC Real Estate Listings | Lake Lure Lakefront HOMES FOR SALE | Short Sales | Lake Lure Foreclosures & Short Sale HOMES | Lake Lure Foreclosure & Short Sale LAND | All Area Foreclosures and Short Sale Homes | Lake Lure Lakefront LOTS FOR SALE | SEARCH North Carolina Mountains MLS - LAND | Explore WNC | Lake Lure NC | Lake Adger NC | Chimney Rock NC | Bat Cave, NC | Tryon NC | Saluda NC | Rumbling Bald Resort on Lake Lure | Riverbend At Lake Lure | The Peaks At Lake Lure | Ole Plantation | For Sellers | What's My Home Worth? | For Buyers | Foreclosures | WNC Visitor Info | What To See and Do in Western North Carolina | Visitor Lodging | Real Estate And Mortgage Glossary | Real Estate Mortgage/Payment Calculator | My Listings | Testimonials | NC Agency Rules | WNC Green Building | Foreclosures & Short Sales Land | Marketing | Golf Western North Carolina | Portfolio Login | SEARCH: Foreclosure & Short Sale homes | Bio/Mission Statement | The News | Polk County North Carolina | Lake Lure NC neighborhoods | Mill Spring NC | Home Inspections | Builders in the Lake Lure area | School Links | Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy | Chimney Rock State Park
Site Map | E-Mail
Coldwell Banker Quarters Real estate
6852 Memorial Hwy 64/74A PO Box 401 (near the Riverbend entrance) • Lake Lure, NC 28746
(828) 899-4536 •
