This vantage point offers one of the most dramatic and unique views in the Park. Inspiration Point, located along the Cliff trail, is the only place from which you can see both Hickory Nut Falls and Lake Lure. This location even inspired movie magic. Some scenes from the 1992 movie The Last of the Mohicans were filmed along the Cliff trail. And at Inspiration Point, Hawkeye (Daniel Day-Lewis) and Cora (Madeleine Stowe) shared a romantic moment. So, don’t miss this spot and your chance to get inspired!
While you take in the beauty of your surroundings, feel the cool breeze blowing down the Gorge - which is very pleasant in the summer and a little fierce in the winter. Also be sure to notice unique plants. Near Inspiration Point is one of the places where great ice accumulations occur in winter, providing the right climactic conditions for a truly arctic tundra plant species. The deerhair bulrush (Scirpus cespitosus var. callosus) is a grass-like plant with small knobs at the ends of shiny, wiry leaves, found growing out of cracks in the rock and cliff wall. This is one of the many uncommon plants that make the Park special.
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