Check out the list of most-visited North Carolina State Parks. A new version of this list is available. View the most recent version Ranked by Number of full-time ...

This state park in North Carolina can compete with bigger national parks nearby with its stunning views, well-maintained trails, and rock climbing spots.

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The state closed all 13 of its parks west of Interstate 77 after the remnants of Hurricane Helene tore through Western North Carolina. Most were at least partially open again by mid-December.

The North Carolina state parks system manages over 260,000 acres of land, with rising visitation rates reaching tens of millions of individual visitors a year. As those cherished lands are put at ...

Visitors to national parks and forests from North ... of the National Park Service in the state: Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the North Carolina-Tennessee border Appalachian ...