A new temporary road now connects Chimney Rock and Bat Cave after months of residents driving on gravel for access between ...

A view from the bridge where U.S. 64/74A intersect in Bat Cave on Friday, June 13, 2025, after Hurricane Helene devastated the area.

Hurricane Helene destroyed US 64/74A near Chimney Rock State Park, Bat Cave, Lake Lure and Hickory Nut Gorge. NCDOT paved highway for local traffic only.

Python Cave is home to as many as 50,000 Egyptian fruit bats, and the predators emerged from the cave with a winged snack, which they either hunted or scavenged, in their mouths.

A bat cave in Costa Rica is likely the reason a family caught a fungal lung disease known as histoplasmosis. In December of last year, a family of 13 visited Arenal and Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica ...

BAT CAVE, N.C. — A North Carolina company has been rebuilding private roads and driveways damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Helene at no cost as recovery efforts continue.

DOC ranger Sebastian Doak has been helping with the conservation of Nelson cave spiders for three years. He explained the species inhabits a space around 10 to 30 metres from cave entrances.

The highway between Bat Cave and Chimney Rock has reopened but is limited to local traffic only. Visitors to Chimney Rock, Lake Lure and the park are advised to come from the south and east on U.S ...