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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: Wake County, 9 miles northwest of downtown Raleigh

At the park, you can find: the marbled salamander and the Jack-in-the-pulpit

Location: Wake County, 11 miles northwest of downtown Raleigh

At the park, you can find: the marbled salamander and the Jack-in-the-pulpit

Location: Moore County, 37 miles west of Fayetteville

You can find: the oldest known living longleaf pine tree; red cockaded woodpecker; fox squirrel; Sandhills pyxie-moss

Location: Alleghany County, 62 miles northwest of Winston-Salem

You can find: Stone Mountain and rich natural communities as you traverse the summit

Location: Burke County, 70 miles east of Asheville

You can find: elevations up to 3,000 feet, mountain streams, and the rosebay rhododendron

Location: Bladen County, 48 miles northwest of Wilmington

You can find: Singletary Lake, a Carolina bay lake, and the fox squirrel

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: 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