Parks

by Agan, Kelly. Bay Tree Lake State Park By Kelly Agan, N.C. Government & Heritage Library, 2015 https://www.ncparks.gov/ Established: 1979 GPS Coordinates: 34.678464, [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Agan, Kelly. Cape Hatteras State Park By Kelly Agan, N.C. Government & Heritage Library, 2015 Established: 1935 GPS [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Agan, Kelly. Carolina Beach State Park (Originally Masonboro State Park) By North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, 2015; Kelly Agan, N.C. Government & Heritage Library, [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by Agan, Kelly. Authorized by the General Assembly in 2005, Carvers Creek State Park in Cumberland County is an example of a state park combining both historical and natural heritage. The park was authorized under [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by Wright, Marilyn, Wyche, Kathleen B. Cataloochee Ranch and Ski Area, the first ski slope south of Virginia, encompasses approximately 1,000 acres on a ridge above Maggie Valley in Haywood County. Forester Tom Alexander and his wife [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Agan, Kelly. Chimney Rock State Park (Orginally, Hickory Nut Gorge State Park) By North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, 2011, 2015; Kelly Agan, N.C. Government & Heritage Library, [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by . Cliffs of the Neuse State Park By North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, 2015 https://www.ncparks.gov/ Established: 1945 GPS Coordinates: 35.2354,-77.8932 Size: 892 acres See [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by Agan, Kelly. Crabtree Creek State Park (William B. Umstead State Park) By Kelly Agan, N.C. Government & Heritage Library, 2015 Established: 1943 GPS [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by . Crowders Mountain State Park By North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, 2015 https://www.ncparks.gov/ Established: 1973 GPS Coordinates: 35.213316, -81.293555 Size: 5,126 [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by . Dismal Swamp State Park (Originally Dismal Swamp State Natural Area) By North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, 2015 https://www.ncparks.gov/ Established: 1974 (natural Area); 2008 [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by . El festival internacional oficial Extraído de Libro de hechos de El Viejo Estado del Norte. La propiedad literaria 2011 por la Oficina de [...] (from NC Office of Archives and History.)

by . Elk Knob State Park By North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, 2015 https://www.ncparks.gov/ Established: 2003 GPS [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by Agan, Kelly. Eno River State Park By North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, 2015; Kelly Agan, N.C. Government & Heritage Library, [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by Agan, Kelly. Exploring North Carolina:  Historic Places, Monuments, Unique Cultural Sites, State Parks and Natural Areas NCpedia resources with historic site information, lists, and links North [...] (from NCpedia.)

by Agan, Kelly. The North Carolina State Parks system was launched on March 3, 1915 when the General Assembly passed legislation appropriating funds to buy land for a park at Mount Mitchell. A year later, following [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by . Falls Lake State Recreation Area By North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, 2015 https://www.ncparks.gov/ Established: 1982 GPS Coordinates: [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by . Fort Fisher State Recreation Area By North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, 2015 https://www.ncparks.gov/ Established: 1986 GPS Coordinates: 33.9534,-77.929 Size: 287 [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by . Fort Macon State Park By North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, 2015 https://www.ncparks.gov/ Established: 1924 GPS Coordinates: 34.697952,-76.67834 S ize: 424 Acres See also: [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by Agan, Kelly. French Broad River State Trail Kelly Agan, N.C. Government & Heritage Library, 2015 Established: 1987 GPS Coordinates:      35.135785, -82.818458 (near Brevard and [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by . Goose Creek State Park By North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, 2015 https://www.ncparks.gov/ Established: 1974 GPS Coordinates: 35.481853,-76.901414 Size: 1,672 acres See [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by . Gorges State Park By North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, 2005, 2015 https://www.ncparks.gov/ Established: 1999 GPS Coordinates: 35.097,-82.9522 Size: 7,709 acres See also: [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by . Grandfather Mountain State Park By North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, 2015 https://www.ncparks.gov/ Established: 2009 GPS Coordinates: 36.11139,-81.8125 Size: 2,644 [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by Blethen, H. Tyler. The movement to create national parks in the United States to preserve the environment from human encroachment and development began with the establishment of Yellowstone in 1872. Unlike national [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Agan, Kelly. Hammocks Beach State Park By North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, 2015; Kelly Agan, N.C. Government & Heritage Library, 2015 https://www.ncparks.gov/ Established: 1961 GPS [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by . Hanging Rock State Park By North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, 2015 https://www.ncparks.gov/ Established: 1936 GPS Coordinates: 36.411906,-80.254122 Size: 7,869 [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by . Haw River State Park North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, 2015 https://www.ncparks.gov/ Established: 2003 GPS Coordinates: 36.250646,-79.756364 Size: 1,379 [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by Eakes, Alan, Reuter, Don, Ledford, Lewis. History of the North Carolina State Park System - Part 1: Introduction by Alan Eakes, Lewis Ledford, and Don Reuter, 2011. NC Division of Parks of Recreation, NC Department of Cultural Environment [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by Eakes, Alan, Reuter, Don, Ledford, Lewis. Part 1: Introduction; Part 2: Birth of a State Park System, 1891-1933; Part 3: Expansion through Public Donations and Federal Public Works Programs, 1934-1941; Part 4: WWII and Post WWII [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by Eakes, Alan, Reuter, Don, Ledford, Lewis. Part 1: Introduction; Part 2: Birth of a State Park System, 1891-1933; Part 3: Expansion through Public Donations and Federal Public Works Programs, 1934-1941; Part 4: WWII and Post WWII [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by Eakes, Alan, Reuter, Don, Ledford, Lewis. Part 1: Introduction; Part 2: Birth of a State Park System, 1891-1933; Part 3: Expansion through Public Donations and Federal Public Works Programs, 1934-1941; Part 4: WWII and Post WWII [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by Eakes, Alan, Reuter, Don, Ledford, Lewis. Part 1: Introduction; Part 2: Birth of a State Park System, 1891-1933; Part 3: Expansion through Public Donations and Federal Public Works Programs, 1934-1941; Part 4: WWII and Post WWII [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by Eakes, Alan, Reuter, Don, Ledford, Lewis. Part 1: Introduction; Part 2: Birth of a State Park System, 1891-1933; Part 3: Expansion through Public Donations and Federal Public Works Programs, 1934-1941; Part 4: WWII and Post WWII [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by Eakes, Alan, Reuter, Don, Ledford, Lewis. Part 1: Introduction; Part 2: Birth of a State Park System, 1891-1933; Part 3: Expansion through Public Donations and Federal Public Works Programs, 1934-1941; Part 4: WWII and Post WWII [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by Eakes, Alan, Reuter, Don, Ledford, Lewis. History of the North Carolina State Park System - Part 9: Planning for the Future and Growing Parks and Conservation in a Rapidly Growing State, 2000-2011 by Alan Eakes, Lewis Ledford, and Don [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by . Jockey's Ridge State Park By North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, 2015 https://www.ncparks.gov/ Established: 1975 GPS Coordinates: 35.9642,-75.633 Size: 426 acres See also: [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by . Jones Lake State Park By North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, 2015 https://ncparks.gov/ Established: 1939 GPS Coordinates: 34.682743, -78.595423 Size: 1,669 acres See also: [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by Agan, Kelly. Jordan Lake State Recreation Area North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, 2015 https://www.ncparks.gov/ Established: 1981 GPS Coordinates: 35.7369,-79.0169 Size: 4,558 [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by . Kerr Lake State Recreation Area North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by Agan, Kelly. Lake James State Park By Kelly Agan, N.C. Government & Heritage Library, 2015 Established: 1987 GPS Coordinates: 35.72871,-81.901123 Size: 3,515 acres See [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by . Lake Norman State Park (Originally Duke Power State Park) By North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, 2015 https://www.ncparks.gov/ Established: 1962 GPS Coordinates: [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by . Lake Waccamaw State Park By North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, 2015 https://www.ncparks.gov/ Established: 1976 GPS Coordinates: 34.278985,-78.465485 Size: 2,201 acres See [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by Agan, Kelly. Lumber River State Park By North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, 2015; contributions by Kelly Agan, N.C. Government & Heritage Library, [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by . Mayo River State Park By North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, 2015 https://www.ncparks.gov/ Established: 2003 GPS Coordinates: 36.4388,-79.938171 Size: 2,187 acres See also: [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by . Medoc Mountain State Park North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, 2015 https://www.ncparks.gov/ See also: Sydney Weller Established: 1973 GPS [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by . Merchants Millpond State Park North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, 2015 https://www.ncparks.gov/ Established: 1973 GPS Coordinates: 36.437105, -76.701580 Size: 3,447 [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by . Excerpted from Morrow Mountain State Park Plan, February 1979, North Department of Natural Resources and Community Development; reprinted in NCpedia, with minor edits by Kelly Agan, N.C. Government [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by . Mount Jefferson State Natural Area (formerly Mt. Jefferson State Park) North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, 2015; Revised by Jared Dease, Government and Heritage Library, January [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by . More than a billion years ago, the Black Mountains were formed. This mighty range of peaks once stood lofty and rugged. But over millions of years, wind, water and other forces wore down the [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by . New River State Park North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, 2015 https://www.ncparks.gov/ Established: 1975 GPS Coordinates: 36.46768,-81.34035 Size: 2,878 acres See also: [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by Linville, Ray. The North Carolina Birding Trail is a network of more than 300 viewing locations of habitats such as coastal estuaries, longleaf pine savannas, and spruce-fir forests that provide food and shelter [...] (from The Way We Lived in North Carolina, NC Office of Archives and History and UNC Press.)

by Bond, Mattison. The North Carolina Freedom Park is located in downtown Raleigh on the corner of Wilmington and Lane Streets, behind the NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources’ Archives and History/State [...] (from ANCHOR: A North Carolina History Online Resource.)

by Agan, Kelly. North Carolina History Interactive Timeline: History of North Carolina State Parks, Recreation & Natural Areas By Kelly Agan, N.C. Government & Heritage Library, 2016 Click here for all [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Agan, Kelly. North Carolina Mountains-to-Sea State Trail By Kelly Agan, N.C. Government & Heritage Library, 2016 Established: 2000 GPS Coordinates:   Western terminus: 35.5124452,-83.442295 [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by . Pettigrew State Park North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, 2015; Revised by Jared Dease, Government and Heritage Library, January 2023 https://www.ncparks.gov/ Established: [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by . Pilot Mountain State Park North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, 2015 https://www.ncparks.gov/ Established: 1968 GPS Coordinates: 36.341276,-80.462938 Size: 3,663 acres See [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by Cecelski, David S. I visited Sallie Powell in Elizabethtown to learn about an all-but-forgotten landmark of African-American history: the swimming beaches and campground at Jones Lake. Created in 1939, Jones Lake State [...] (from Listening to History, News and Observer.)

by . Raven Rock State Park North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, 1974, 2015 https://www.ncparks.gov/ Established: 1970 GPS Coordinates: 35.4597,-78.9127 Size: 4,694 acres See [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by Agan, Kelly. Reedy Creek State Park By Kelly Agan, N.C. Government & Heritage Library, 2016 Established: 1950 GPS Coordinates: 35.833731, -78.760208 Size: 1,234 [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Agan, Kelly. Rendezvous Mountain State Educational Forest By Kelly Agan, N.C. Government & Heritage Library, 2015 Established: 1926 (State Park); 1984 (State Educational Forest) GPS Coordinates: [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Cecelski, David S. Mary Lea Simpkins grew up around one of the state's oldest grist mills, the Yates Mill just off Lake Wheeler Road south of Raleigh. For more than 200 years the Yates Mill ground meal and flour for [...] (from Listening to History, News and Observer.)

by . Singletary Lake State Park North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, 2015 https://www.ncparks.gov/ Established: 1939 GPS Coordinates: 34.5831,-78.4496 Size: 649 acres See also: [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by . The South Mountains, carved out of the Blue Ridge by erosion, are a broad belt of peaks and knobs rising abruptly from a deep valley. These steep, rugged mountains encompass 100,000 acres in Burke, [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by Branch, Paul, Jr., Diem, Gordon Neal, Conner, Elizabeth H., Tingley, Carol A. State Parks by Gordon Neal Diem and Carol A. Tingley, 2006; Revised December 2021 Additional research by Paul Branch and Elizabeth H. Conner. See also: History of the North Carolina [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . Stone Mountain State Park North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, 1994, 2015 https://www.ncparks.gov/ Established: 1969 GPS Coordinates: 36.3873,-81.0273 Size: 14,351 acres See [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)

by . The Great Dismal Swamp is a large area of natural swampland. It sits on the border between Virginia and North Carolina. It is in the coastal plain and very close to the Atlantic Ocean. The swamp is [...] (from NCpedia K-8 Collection.)

by Roundtree, Lynn. Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preserve, part of the North Carolina State Parks System, is a 676-acre natural area located one mile southeast of Southern Pines in Moore County. Established in 1963 [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve By North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, 2015 See also: Longleaf Pine for K-8 Students https://www.ncparks.gov/ Established: 1963 GPS [...] (from NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources.)