Topics Related to Hiking

Location: Wilkes County, 30 miles east of Boone

You can find: Blue Ridge mountain and its hardwood forest habitat

Highlights: views of nearby mountains, such as Grandfather, Table Rock, and Hawksbill; Purlear Creek

Location: Harnett County, 40 miles southwest of Raleigh

At the park, you can find: Raven Rock; rapids on the Cape Fear River; Northington Lock and Dam remains; creek tributaries; mountain laurel

Location: Yadkin County, 22 miles northwest of Winston-Salem

At the park, you can find: Pilot Knob, the Yadkin River, and ravens soaring above Big Pinnacle

Location: Surry County, 23 miles northwest of Winston-Salem

At the park, you can find: Pilot Knob, the Yadkin River, and ravens soaring above Big Pinnacle

Location: Surry County, 23 miles northwest of Winston-Salem

At the park, you can find: Pilot Knob, the Yadkin River, and ravens soaring above Big Pinnacle

Location: Surry County, 27 miles northwest of Winston-Salem

At the park, you can find: Pilot Knob, the Yadkin River, and ravens soaring above Big Pinnacle

Location: Surry County, 24 miles northwest of Winston-Salem

At the park, you can find: Pilot Knob, the Yadkin River, and ravens soaring above Big Pinnacle

Location: Washington County, 71 miles northeast of Greenville

At the park, you can find: wintering tundra swans from November to February; Lake Phelps; Somerset Place state historic site; Scuppernong River

Location: Orange County, 15 miles northwest of downtown Durham

You can find: mountain laurel; the rare brown elfin butterfly

Location: Ashe County, 27 miles northeast of Boone

At the park, you can find: 26.5 miles of the New River; the hellbender salamander; 14 rare and threatened species of flora