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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: 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, 55 miles east of Asheville

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

Location: Burke County, 70 miles east of Asheville

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

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: 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