Hanging Rock State Park
| Hanging Rock State Park | |
| North Carolina State Park | |
 Enjoying the view from Hanging Rock State Park
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| Country | United States |
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| State | North Carolina |
| County | Stokes |
| Coordinates | 36°23′29″N 80°15′58″W / 36.39139°N 80.26611°WCoordinates: 36°23′29″N 80°15′58″W / 36.39139°N 80.26611°W |
| Highest point | Moore's Knob |
| - elevation | 2,579 ft (786.1 m) |
| Area | 7,869 acres (3,184 ha) |
| Founded | 1935 |
| Management | North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation |
| IUCN category | III - Natural Monument |
  Location of Hanging Rock State Park in North Carolina
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| Website: Hanging Rock State Park | |
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Hanging Rock State Park Bathhouse
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Hanging Rock State Park Bathhouse, September 2013
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| Nearest city | Danbury, North Carolina |
| Area | 24 acres (9.7 ha) |
| Built | 1939 |
| Architectural style | Rustic |
| NRHP Reference # | 91001507 |
| Added to NRHP | October 24, 1991 |
Hanging Rock State Park is a 7,869-acre (3,184 ha)North Carolina state park in Stokes County, North Carolina in the United States. The park is 30 miles (48 km) north of Winston-Salem and is located approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from Danbury in Stokes County.
On April 20, 1936, the Winston-Salem Foundation and the Stokes County Committee for Hanging Rock donated 3,096 acres (1,253 ha) to North Carolina for establishing a state park. Prior to this, the land had been owned by developers intent on creating a mountain resort on its highest summit. The plans fell through when the developers went bankrupt during the initial construction. After the state acquired the property, the Civilian Conservation Corps built the original facilities between 1935 and 1942, including the construction of a 12-acre (4.9 ha) lake and bathhouse that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. Additional land acquisitions in the 1970s added to the park the Lower Cascades, a spectacular 40-foot (12 m) waterfall, and the Tory's Den, a rock outcropping rumored to have served as a hideout for British Loyalists during the American Revolutionary War. Another large land purchase in 2000 added Flat Shoals Mountain, a smaller summit visible from the top of Hanging Rock, to the park as well.
Hanging Rock State Park is located in the Sauratown Mountain Range, one of the most easterly mountain ranges in the state. Often called "the mountains away from the mountains," the Sauratown range is made up of monadnocks that are separated from the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains. The Sauratown Mountains lie completely within the borders of Stokes and Surry counties. Prominent peaks in the Sauratown range rise from 1,700 feet (520 m) to more than 2,500 feet (760 m) in elevation and stand in bold contrast to the surrounding countryside, which averages only 800 feet (240 m) in elevation. The most well known peak in the range is Pilot Mountain in nearby Pilot Mountain State Park. The highest point in the park – and the highest point in the Sauratown Mountain range – is Moore's Knob. It rises to 2,579 feet (786 m) above sea level.
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