The familiar white farmhouse that served as the headquarters of Pisgah View Ranch for decades is getting a new look. Thousands of acres of undeveloped forestland covering the mountainous Buncombe-Haywood county line is home to deer, turkey and countless other creatures living on the ranch property. But, nearly 80 years after opening the ranch in 1941, the family owned property, just south of Candler will soon become North Carolina’s newest state park. Pisgah View State Park was officially created in 2019, and in 2022 the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund appropriated $300,000 for a 1.7-acre inholding at the park, as well as money for the master planning process that must be completed before the park opens. The park is expected to greet its first visitors in 2025.
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Starting this fall, three public information meetings will take place to gather input from the public, which will be used to shape the plan.
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