Historic
Gold Hill, North Carolina
Welcome
to the Official Website of Historic Gold Hill, North Carolina
and The
Historic Gold Hill and Mines Foundation, Inc.
Includes
information for Gold Hill Mines Historic Park and the Historic Village
of Gold Hill. NC
©
2001-2011
Vivian
Pennington-Hopkins
All rights
reserved
Some
things to know if you're planning a visit:
Gold
Hill Mines Historic Park & Gold Hill Rail Trail
*** A Special Note to Professional Photographers***
Please limit photo sessions in the park to Monday through Thursday.
Due to park facility rentals on weekends for weddings and private events, we ask that you not schedule weekend photo sessions at Gold Hill Mines Historic Park.
The Log Barn is a popular photo site and can be rented on weekends (if available) for your sessions.
Please take any props with you when you finish your sessions.
*** A Special Note to Professional Photographers***
Please limit photo sessions in the park to Monday through Thursday.
Due to park facility rentals on weekends for weddings and private events, we ask that you not schedule weekend photo sessions at Gold Hill Mines Historic Park.
The Log Barn is a popular photo site and can be rented on weekends (if available) for your sessions.
Please take any props with you when you finish your sessions.
The
park is open 7 days a
week, during daylight hours. (Only exception
being for reserved/rented areas. (Rental Info)
Picnic tables are
available first-come, first-serve. There are no grills provided.
Please be responsible, respect your surroundings and take all
trash with you when you leave or dispose of it in containers provided. Absolutely NO
Metal Detectors, picks, shovels and/or other digging tools allowed on
park property. Please obey all posted park rules and respect
other visitors.We offer guided tours and
history sessions Thurs., Fri., Sat. noon-2pm and at other times by
appointment. Check in at the E.H. Montgomery General Store in the
Village of Gold Hill. Park maps, self-guided tour brochures,
booklets and other information is also available at the E. H.
Montgomery General Store. Guided tours include historic sites and
landmarks in the park and along the Gold Hill Rail Trail. A history
Power Point Presentation is also available at the (E.H. Montgomery)
with prior notice and reservations.Historic
Village of Gold Hill
The hours for most of the
shops in the village are Thurs-Sunday 11am-5pm (with the
exception being Fridays, when the E.H. Montgomery is open 11am-9pm with
live bluegrass music at 7pm.)Some of the other shops
also stay open late during the music.The restaurant is open
Wed-Thurs 11am-8pm, Fri-Sat. 11am-9pm and Sunday 11am-6pm.Tours of the Shops in the
Village of Gold Hill are also available.Accommodations
The Helms Lodge
Ph.704.267.9439
Located right in the
heart of the Village of Gold Hill. A new facility with accommodations
for up to ten people.Fully furnished four
bedrooms, plus additional bunks, a nursery and two full baths. Spacious dining area and
kitchen.Sacred Grove
Retreat
Ph. 704.463.0768
Located just four miles
from the Village of Gold Hill.