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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: 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

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: 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: 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