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Naturally Wonderful. The North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation manages over 250,000 acres of iconic landscape across our state in our parks, recreation areas, and natural areas, with a mission dedicated to conservation, recreation, and education.
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- Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area
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- Appalachian National Scenic Trail
- Blue Ridge Parkway
- Cape Hatteras National Seashore
- Cape Lookout National Seashore
- Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
- Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
- Moores Creek National Battlefield
- Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
This guide’s national parks in North Carolina start with the Appalachian Trail (AT). The famed hiking trail runs 2,181 miles through 14 states, including North Carolina. The AT stretches from Mount Katahdin, Maine, to Springer Mountain, Georgia. 95.7 miles of it passes through Western NC‘s mountains and is especially beautiful compared to the rest....
North Carolina’s popular scenic road is the Blue Ridge Parkway. It’s also the most visited unit in our National Parks system. The Parkway connects Shenandoah National Park in Virginia and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the North Carolina side. On the latter, we’ll mention the most visited of our national parks in NC shortly. Covering 46...
Protecting 70 miles of pristine Outer Banksshoreline, Cape Hatteras National Seashore was the first protected seashore in the United States! In addition to protecting the Outer Banks, this national parks unit also includes the barrier islands of Bodie, Hatteras, and parts of Ocracoke. Visit the islands’ historic lighthouses or hop on these Outer Ba...
Starting south of Ocracoke on Portsmouth Island, the remote Cape Lookout National Seashore is a 56-mile stretch of beaches and barrier islands. Of our national parks in North Carolina, this is the only one that requires a boatride to reach. The iconic Cape Lookout Lighthousedraws many people here, as do all the fishing and camping opportunities tha...
Once home to Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and writer, the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Sitenow protects the area known as Connemara, remembering the life of Carl Sandburg. Visitors can take a guided tour of the house, hike the trails, and say hello to the dairy goats once owned by Mrs. Sandburg. Read More: Colorful Fall Hikes in North Caroli...
The Fort Raleigh National Historic Site preserves the English colony of Roanoke, also known as the first preserved English settlement in the US. Founded in July1587 by John White and sponsored by Sir Walter Raleigh, Roanoke is famous for its mysterious disappearance in 1590. The park today sits in the historic town of Manteo. It commemorates the co...
Great Smoky Mountains National Parksits on the Tennessee and North Carolina border. This one is the most visited of all the national parks in North Carolina. While the Blue Ridge Parkway is the most visited NPS unit, GSMNP is the most visited National Park in the United States. With over 900 miles of hiking trails, historic sites, and its label as ...
Commemorating the Revolutionary War Battle of Guilford Courthouse, today’s Guilford Courthouse National Military Park in Greensboro is one of our favorite national park sites in North Carolina to visit. Often considered the beginning of the end of the Revolution, the Battle of Guilford Courthouse took place on March 15, 1781, when British General C...
Moores Creek is another of our national parks in North Carolina from a Revolutionary War battle. On February 27, 1776, North Carolina Patriots defeated a group of Loyalists at the Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge, the first significant victory for Patriots in the American Revolution. Visitors to the Moores Creek National Battlefieldcan explore the hi...
The Overmountain Victory National Historic Trailis the final reminder of the Revolutionary War among national parks in North Carolina. It runs north to south (or south to north) for about 330 miles through four states, including North Carolina. The trail follows the paths of the patriot militiamen who eventually fought in the Battle of Kings Mounta...
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Located in Durham and Orange counties 10 miles northwest of downtown Durham, Eno River State Parks spans across five access areas along its namesake river. The swift, but often shallow stream of the river can make for difficult paddling but provides beautiful landmarks like the Cascades.
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Hike more miles than you drive today. For more than 100 years, North Carolina’s protected parks, forests, waterways and seashores have been a haven for wildlife and visitors. Our 40-plus parks in the state parks system, 10 national park sites and four national forests offer a range of outdoor escapes where you can paddle, picnic, hike, bike ...
Feb 29, 2024 · The North Carolina state parks system welcomed more than 20.1 million visitors in 2023 and acquired over 2,890 acres of new land, according to the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation. Visitation at state parks increased by 4% — more than 755,000 — from 2022. Page 1.
