Bike/RV Park and Event Center

Special use permit applications requested in June 2022 were filed for property off of Green River Rd. Separate from the Cabin Creek Rd. commercial rezoning topic, this application requested approval for “Ride Rock Creek RV Park & Outdoor Recreation.” View application here.

Presented plans included a 20 space RV complex, amphitheater and stage, “outdoor adventure center,” 181 parking spaces, and mountain biking trails.

Developer of Kanuga bike course proposed Ride Rock Creek Bike Park,  10 June 2022, Hendersonville Lightning

With the support of the Green River community, neighbors adjoining the property hired legal counsel and presented concerns to the Henderson County Zoning Board of Adjustment. The board gave continuance for neighbors to gather more information regarding the impact of this commercial enterprise

Proposed bike park stirs uprising in Green River, 29 June 2022, Hendersonville Lightning .

Following the meeting, the developer’s attorney notified the county that the proposed property had an existing forestry management plan qualifying it for “bona fide farm purpose” and was therefore exempt from county zoning regulation. It was proposed that biking activities could take place under the broad definition of “agritourism” and the “rural activities.” The county agreed.

County concedes it can’t regulate mountain bike park, 15 July 2022, Hendersonville Lightning. 

Revised plans focus on the recreation trails of the property. The 157 space parking lot, amphitheater, new commercial buildings, and “formal RV park” are currently removed from site maps. Trail development is progressing with the aid of a $71,000 capital project grant awarded by the Henderson County Tourism Development Authority. 

Neighbors hope that the property’s future will be cohesive with the rural landscape and lifestyle.  “I want to try to reassure the community and the neighbors,” the owner told the Hendersonville Lightning, “I want them to feel good about it.”