Topics Related to Picnicking

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

Location: Scotland County, 32 miles southeast of Fayetteville

At the park, you can find: blackwater river, bald cypress trees in the swamp forest, and the eastern box turtle

Location: Robeson County, 54 miles south of Fayetteville

At the park, you can find: blackwater river, bald cypress trees in the swamp forest, and the belted kingfisher

Location: Columbus County, 40 miles west of Wilmington

You can find: Waccamaw Dam, the headwaters for the 150-mile river; the American alligator; and the Venus flytrap

Location: Iredell County, 39 miles north of Charlotte

You can find: largest manmade lake in N.C. with 520 miles of shoreline, and the great blue heron

Location: McDowell County, 50 miles east of Asheville

At the park, you can find: Lake James and its resident bald eagles

Location: Burke County, 50 miles east of Asheville

At the park, you can find: Lake James and its resident bald eagles

Location: Vance County near the Virginia state line

At the park, you can find: 50,000-acre Kerr Lake reservoir and ospreys