North Carolina

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Falls Lake State Recreation Area

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North Carolina state park along 12,410-acre Falls Lake spanning 5,035 acres in Durham and Wake counties.

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Fort Fisher State Recreation Area

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Salt marshes and Civil War earthworks define this stretch of coastline near Kure Beach. You can walk the old fort ruins …

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Fort Macon State Park

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You will find old coastal fortifications and sandy Atlantic beaches spread across this small stretch of Bogue Banks. It …

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site

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Roanoke Island offers sandy coastlines and shallow waters where the site of the first English colonies sits among the ma…

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Goose Creek State Park

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Goose Creek State Park covers 1,672 acres in North Carolina's Coastal Plain just off Pamlico Sound, featuring extensive …

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Gorges State Park

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Deep in Transylvania County, this park provides the main access to the Horsepasture River and the dense forest corridor …

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Grandfather Mountain State Park

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Grandfather Mountain rises 5,946 feet as the highest peak on the Blue Ridge's eastern escarpment, with the Parkway passi…

Guilford Courthouse National Military Park

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You will find rolling hills and open fields where the heavy fighting of the American Revolution actually went down. It i…

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Hammocks Beach State Park

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Hammocks Beach State Park covers 1,611 acres in Onslow County, North Carolina, centered on Bear Island along the Crystal…

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Hanging Rock State Park

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Hanging Rock features steep hiking trails and massive granite outcrops that overlook the surrounding valley. It is a sol…

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Haw River State Park

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A 1,485-acre park in Guilford and Rockingham counties that opened in 2003 and houses the Summit Environmental Education …

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Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve

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A 140-acre preserve jointly managed by North Carolina's state park system and the town of Cary, protecting a rare popula…

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Horne Creek Living Historical Farm

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This living historical farm near Pinnacle depicts early 1900s Piedmont farm life with period-furnished buildings and her…

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Jockey's Ridge State Park

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Jockey's Ridge is home to the tallest active sand dune system east of the Mississippi. The 427-acre park near Nags Head …

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Jones Lake State Park

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A North Carolina park with two Carolina bay lakes - Jones Lake and Salters Lake - in the Coastal Plain near Elizabethtow…

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Jordan Lake State Recreation Area

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Jordan Lake offers massive stretches of water and thick woodlands spread across Chatham and Wake counties. It is a solid…

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Kerr Lake State Recreation Area

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A North Carolina park near Henderson with 3,376 acres of woodlands along the 50,000-acre man-made Kerr Lake, named for C…

Kings Mountain National Military Park

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You can hike the steep, wooded slopes where Patriot forces turned the tide of the Revolutionary War in 1780. It is a qui…

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Lake James State Park

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Lake James State Park spans 3,743 acres across Burke and McDowell counties in the North Carolina foothills, bordering a …

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Lake Norman State Park

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You will find nearly 2,000 acres of shoreline and wooded trails right where Hicks Creek meets Lake Norman. It is a solid…

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Lake Waccamaw State Park

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This Carolina bay lake sits in Columbus County and offers a unique chance to see a landscape shaped by ancient permafros…

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Lower Haw River State Natural Area

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Lumber River State Park

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Lumber River State Park protects a 115-mile stretch of North Carolina's only blackwater river designated as both a Natio…

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Mayo River State Park

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Mayo River State Park offers winding river trails and dense forest canopy for those looking to get off the main highway.…