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
Location: Alleghany County, 39 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, 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, 35 miles north of Greensboro
At the park, you can find: the Mayo River and the great blue heron
Highlights at this access: fishing; paddling into the Dan River
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