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State Recreation Areas are more intensely developed units than State Parks, and they largely encompass lands less sensitive to human activities than State Parks. According to the NC Division of Parks & Recreation: State Recreation Areas are sites where the primary purpose is outdoor recreation, rather than preservation.
Hammocks Beach State Park is a North Carolina state park in Onslow County, North Carolina in the United States. Located near Swansboro , along the Southern Outer Banks , or Crystal Coast , the state park covers 1,611 acres (6.52 km 2 ) [ 1 ] and consists mainly of Bear Island.
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In April 1963, Boyd's widow, Katharine, donated 403 acres (1.63 km 2) of land to the state, establishing the first natural area in the North Carolina state parks system. Additional land has been acquired, including a satellite area of 153 acres (0.62 km 2 ) known as the Boyd Round Timber Tract, which was added in 1977.
Rendezvous Mountain State Park is a 1,800-acre (7.3 km 2) [2] North Carolina state park in Purlear, North Carolina. It was originally established as North Carolina's third state park. [ 4 ] From 1984 to early 2022, the park was operated by the North Carolina Forest Service as Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest .
Gorges State Park is a 7,709-acre (31.20 km 2) [1] North Carolina state park in Transylvania County, North Carolina in the United States and along with other conservation lands is part of a 100,000+ acre conservation corridor stretching some 80 miles along the NC/SC state line.
Falls Lake State Recreation Area is a North Carolina state park in Durham and Wake counties, North Carolina in the United States. Near Wake Forest, North Carolina , it covers 5,035 acres (20.38 km 2 ) [ 1 ] along the shores of 12,410-acre (50.2 km 2 ) Falls Lake .
Mount Mitchell State Park is a 4,789-acre (1,938 ha) [1] North Carolina state park in Yancey County, North Carolina in the United States. Established in 1915 by the state legislature, it became the first state park of North Carolina. By doing so, it also established the North Carolina State Parks System within the same bill.