On Thursday, February 5, 2026, Walker County commissioners approved Rock City’s rezoning request to change their property at Blowing Springs Farms from a residential to a commercial zone. This is one of the first steps in a process of building a gondola from the bottom of the mountain directly to the attraction.
The earliest the construction will take place is at the beginning of 2027. The project is estimated to cost between $30 and $40 million. Rock City also plans to build attractions, such as a corn maze, at the bottom of the mountain for guests’ enjoyment.
Rock City’s plans have been met with a variety of reactions from residents around the area. While Rock City officials hope that having an alternative transportation up the mountain will take traffic away from the mountain roads, residents at the bottom of the mountain are skeptical, worrying that the project will bring unwanted traffic to their own roads…