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North Carolina State Parks

North Carolina State Parks

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Created by Charles • Updated On: April 8, 2014

From the mountains, across the piedmont, and along the coast, these are the locations for all thirty four state parks and four state recreation areas in North Carolina.

Carolina Beach State Park is one of North Carolina State Parks.

1. Carolina Beach State Park

8.5
1010 State Park Rd, Carolina Beach, NC
State or Provincial Park · 9 tips and reviews
Carvers Creek State Park is one of North Carolina State Parks.

2. Carvers Creek State Park

6.6
2505 Long Valley Rd, Spring Lake, NC
State or Provincial Park · Pine Forest · 4 tips and reviews
Chimney Rock State Park is one of North Carolina State Parks.

3. Chimney Rock State Park

8.6
431 Main St (Hwy 64/74A), Chimney Rock, NC
State or Provincial Park · 50 tips and reviews

4. Cliffs of the Neuse State Park

7.7
345A Park Entrance Rd, Seven Springs, NC
State or Provincial Park · 6 tips and reviews
Crowders Mountain State Park is one of North Carolina State Parks.

5. Crowders Mountain State Park

9.1
522 Park Office Ln, Kings Mountain, NC
Mountain · 22 tips and reviews
Dismal Swamp State Park is one of North Carolina State Parks.

6. Dismal Swamp State Park

6.2
2294 US 17 N., South Mills, NC
State or Provincial Park · 5 tips and reviews
Elk Knob State Park is one of North Carolina State Parks.

7. Elk Knob State Park

5564 Meat Camp Rd, Todd, NC
State or Provincial Park · 1 tip
Eno River State Park is one of North Carolina State Parks.

8. Eno River State Park

8.9
Cole Mill Rd, Durham, NC
State or Provincial Park · 18 tips and reviews
Falls Lake State Recreation Area is one of North Carolina State Parks.

9. Falls Lake State Recreation Area

8.2
13300 Creedmoor Rd, Wake Forest, NC
State or Provincial Park · 3 tips and reviews
Fort Fisher State Recreation Area is one of North Carolina State Parks.

10. Fort Fisher State Recreation Area

8.6
1000 Loggerhead Rd, Kure Beach, NC
Park · Fort Fisher · 6 tips and reviews
Fort Macon State Park is one of North Carolina State Parks.

11. Fort Macon State Park

8.7
2203 E Fort Macon Rd, Atlantic Beach, NC
State or Provincial Park · 33 tips and reviews
Goose Creek State Park is one of North Carolina State Parks.

12. Goose Creek State Park

7.5
2190 Camp Leach Rd, North Carolina
State or Provincial Park · 7 tips and reviews
Gorges State Park is one of North Carolina State Parks.

13. Gorges State Park

8.8
NC Hwy 281, Sapphire, NC
State or Provincial Park · 6 tips and reviews
Grandfather Mountain State Park is one of North Carolina State Parks.

14. Grandfather Mountain State Park

7.9
Highway 105 S, Linville, NC
State or Provincial Park · 2 tips and reviews
Hammocks Beach State Park is one of North Carolina State Parks.

15. Hammocks Beach State Park

8.3
1572 Hammock Beach Rd, Swansboro, NC
State or Provincial Park · 4 tips and reviews

16. Hanging Rock State Park

9.3
1790 Hanging Rock Park Rd, Danbury, NC
State or Provincial Park · 25 tips and reviews
Haw River State Park is one of North Carolina State Parks.

17. Haw River State Park

6.9
(Conference Center Dr), Browns Summit, NC
State or Provincial Park · 5 tips and reviews

18. Jockey's Ridge State Park

9.3
300 W Carolista Dr, Nags Head, NC
State or Provincial Park · 48 tips and reviews
Jones Lake State Park is one of North Carolina State Parks.

19. Jones Lake State Park

4117 NC Highway 242 N (at Jones Lake Rd.), Elizabethtown, NC
State or Provincial Park · 2 tips and reviews
Jordan Lake State Recreation Area is one of North Carolina State Parks.

20. Jordan Lake State Recreation Area

280 State Park Rd (at US Hwy 64), Apex, NC
Other Great Outdoors · 20 tips and reviews
Kerr Lake State Recreation Area is one of North Carolina State Parks.

21. Kerr Lake State Recreation Area

6254 Satterwhite Point Rd, Henderson, NC
Lake · No tips or reviews
Lake James State Park is one of North Carolina State Parks.

22. Lake James State Park

6883 NC Hwy. 126, Nebo, NC
State or Provincial Park · 2 tips and reviews
Lake Norman State Park is one of North Carolina State Parks.

23. Lake Norman State Park

8.2
159 Inland Sea Dr, Troutman, NC
State or Provincial Park · 8 tips and reviews
Lake Waccamaw State Park is one of North Carolina State Parks.

24. Lake Waccamaw State Park

Bella Coola Rd, Lake Waccamaw, NC
State or Provincial Park · 2 tips and reviews
Lumber River State Park is one of North Carolina State Parks.

25. Lumber River State Park

2819 Princess Ann Rd, Orrum, NC
State or Provincial Park · 1 tip
Mayo River State Park is one of North Carolina State Parks.

26. Mayo River State Park

Highway 220 Business, Mayodan, NC
State or Provincial Park · 2 tips and reviews

27. Medoc Mountain State Park

7.7
1541 Medoc State Park Rd, Hollister, NC
State or Provincial Park · 3 tips and reviews

28. Merchants Millpond State Park

176 Mill Pond Rd, Gatesville, NC
State or Provincial Park · 1 tip
Morrow Mountain State Park is one of North Carolina State Parks.

29. Morrow Mountain State Park

9.1
49104 Morrow Mountain Rd, Albemarle, NC
State or Provincial Park · 7 tips and reviews
Mount Mitchell State Park is one of North Carolina State Parks.

30. Mount Mitchell State Park

8.1
NC Hwy 128 (Blue Ridge Parkway), Burnsville, NC
State or Provincial Park · 24 tips and reviews
New River State Park is one of North Carolina State Parks.

31. New River State Park

358 New River State Park Rd, Laurel Springs, NC
State or Provincial Park · 1 tip

32. Pettigrew State Park

2252 Lake Shore Rd, Creswell, NC
State or Provincial Park · No tips or reviews
Pilot Mountain State Park is one of North Carolina State Parks.

33. Pilot Mountain State Park

9.3
1792 Pilot Knob Park Rd, Pinnacle, NC
State or Provincial Park · 28 tips and reviews
Raven Rock State Park is one of North Carolina State Parks.

34. Raven Rock State Park

8.5
3009 Raven Rock Rd, Lillington, NC
State or Provincial Park · 12 tips and reviews

35. Singletary Lake State Park

6707 N.C. 53 Hwy East, Kelly, NC
State or Provincial Park · No tips or reviews
South Mountains State Park is one of North Carolina State Parks.

36. South Mountains State Park

8.6
3001 S Mountain Park Ave, Connelly Springs, NC
State or Provincial Park · 9 tips and reviews
Stone Mountain State Park is one of North Carolina State Parks.

37. Stone Mountain State Park

8.6
3042 John P Frank Pkwy, Roaring Gap, NC
State or Provincial Park · 5 tips and reviews
William B. Umstead State Park is one of North Carolina State Parks.

38. William B. Umstead State Park

8.9
8801 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, NC
State or Provincial Park · 31 tips and reviews