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In addition to the mountains, the park also contains the Yadkin-Pee Dee River, one of central North Carolina's largest river systems. The river can be seen from the overlook atop Morrow Mountain. Morrow Mountain State Park (in left distance, 5 miles (8.0 km)) featuring Lake Tillery, Hattaway Mountain, Morrow Mountain, and Sugarloaf Mountain.
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.
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.
Lake James State Park is a North Carolina state park in Burke and McDowell counties, North Carolina in the United States. Located near Nebo, North Carolina , it covers 3,743 acres (15.15 km 2 ) [ 1 ] and borders 6,510-acre (26 km 2 ) Lake James .
Pisgah View State Park is a developing 205-acre (0.83 km 2) [1] North Carolina state park in Buncombe and Haywood Counties, North Carolina, in the United States. [2] [3] The center piece of the park is the approximately 1,600-acre (6.5 km 2) [3] Pisgah View Ranch, which has rental cabins, equestrian trails, a swimming pool, tennis courts and other amenities.
These NC state parks remain closed. More than 150 staffers have been deployed for cleanup projects at western state parks. “Our priority first and foremost is visitor and staff safety,” Strong ...
Raven Rock State Park is a North Carolina state park in Harnett County, North Carolina in the United States. Located near Lillington, North Carolina, it covers 4,810 acres (19.5 km 2) [2] along the banks of the Cape Fear River. Raven Rock State Park is located on the eastern edge of the Piedmont.
South Mountains State Park is a North Carolina state park in Burke County, North Carolina in the United States. Located near Connellys Springs, North Carolina, it covers 20,949 acres (84.78 km 2) [1] and includes part of the South Mountains, a branch of the Blue Ridge Mountains. High Shoals Falls is the park's most visited feature.