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From Greenville, SC travel on I-85 North to NC Exit #2. Turn right onto Hwy 216. From Charlotte, NC travel on I- 85 South to NC Exit #2. Turn left onto Hwy 216.","weatherInfo":"Temperatures for the area range from very hot and humid in the summer to cool and moderate in the winter.","contacts":{"phone":"8649367921","email":"KIMO_Information@nps.gov"},"visitorCenters":[{"name":"Kings Mountain National Military Park","description":"The visitor center has a movie, a bookstore operated by America's National Parks, and a museum. The museum has artifacts from the battle and audio exhibits inside walk-in trees that resemble the 1780 battlefield.","url":"http://www.nps.gov/kimo/index.htm","lat":35.1413218004,"lon":-81.3771457001}],"campgrounds":[],"thingsToDo":[],"nearby":[{"slug":"overmountain-victory-national-historic-trail","km":1},{"slug":"cowpens-national-battlefield","km":38},{"slug":"carl-sandburg-home-national-historic-site","km":97},{"slug":"blue-ridge-parkway","km":110},{"slug":"pisgah-national-forest","km":115},{"slug":"carolina-sandhills-national-wildlife-refuge","km":119}],"hasBoundary":true,"boundarySource":{"name":"NPS Land Resources Division","url":"https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2224545"},"sources":[{"name":"NPS Data API","url":"https://developer.nps.gov/api/v1/parks?parkCode=kimo"},{"name":"NPS Land Resources Division boundaries","url":"https://services1.arcgis.com/fBc8EJBxQRMcHlei/arcgis/rest/services/NPS_Land_Resources_Division_Boundary_and_Tract_Data_Service/FeatureServer/2"}],"editorialStatus":"draft","synced":"2026-11-09T02:12:45.617Z","alerts":[{"source":"NPS","kind":"Information","title":"America the Beautiful Passes Temporary Unavailable","text":"At this time all sales of America the Beautiful Passes are temporary unavailable. Please check https://store.usgs.gov/recreational-passes for locations. We will advise when passes are available for sale. We apologize for any inconvenience.","url":null,"updated":"2026-08-21 00:00:00.0","id":"nps-5D47099D-6424-425E-9BCC-62067A88A97B"},{"source":"NPS","kind":"Caution","title":"Park Wide Caution","text":"Visitors should exercise caution when hiking areas of the park. Hazards on trails and in forested areas such as hanging tree limbs, debris on the ground, and washed-out sections of trails and bridges are possible.","url":null,"updated":"2025-12-20 00:00:00.0","id":"nps-95D7E8E6-D5C2-4DCD-9746-F7D69DE06A70"}],"url":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/sites/kings-mountain-national-military-park/","boundaryUrl":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/boundaries/kings-mountain-national-military-park.geojson"}