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Location: Ashe County, 31 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

Location: Ashe County, 36 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

Location: Yancey County, 32 miles northeast of Asheville

You can find: the tallest mountain on the East Coast and fraser firs

Location: Ashe County, 26 miles northeast of Boone

You can find: Luther Rock and over 700 species of plants

Location: Stanly County, 51 miles north of Charlotte

You can find: Morrow Mountain, one of the highest peak in the Uwharries, and bald eagles spotted from Lake Tillery

Location: Rockingham County, 45 miles north of Greensboro

At the park, you can find: the Mayo River and the great blue heron

Highlights at this access: Hickory Creek; fishing; hiking

Location: Gates County, 10 miles south of the northeast border with Virginia

You can find: millpond more than 200 years old and the American alligator at the northernmost point of its range

Location: Halifax County, 61 miles northeast of Raleigh

You can find: Lewis' heartleaf, rhododendron, pyrite minerals, and the Neuse River waterdog

Location: Rockingham County, 46 miles north of Greensboro

At the park, you can find: the Mayo River and the great blue heron

Location: Rockingham County, 38 miles north of Greensboro

At the park, you can find: the Mayo River and the great blue heron