Filter the list of North Carolina state parks and accesses based on camping options, available facilities, activities, and/or region. Parks with multiple accesses have them listed individually. You can also use the search field.
Check our Park Notices page for important visitor information. Status of trails are listed at the top of the park's home page.
Location: McDowell County, 50 miles east of Asheville
At the park, you can find: Lake James and its resident bald eagles
Highlights at this access: Sandy Cliff and Lake Channel overlooks; walk-in backpack camping; large group rental that includes picnic shelter and swimming area
Location: McDowell County, 50 miles east of Asheville
At the park, you can find: Lake James and its resident bald eagles
Highlights at this access: boat ramp
Location: Burke County, 50 miles east of Asheville
At the park, you can find: Lake James and its resident bald eagles
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
Highlights: mountain bike and accessible hiking trails; boat rentals; swim beach; boat ramp; cabins; full-hookup RV camping; community building
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
Highlights: lakeside hiking; boat ramps and boardwalks to provide access to the 52 species of fish and numerous endemic animals in the lake
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
Highlights at this access: long hiking trail; drive-in tent camping; paddle-in camping; picnic area; boat ramp
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
Highlights at this access: Griffin's Whirl; access to paddle-in camping; walk-in group camping with overflow area; boat ramp; picnic shelter
Location: Rockingham County, 46 miles north of Greensboro
At the park, you can find: the Mayo River and the great blue heron
Highlights at this access: Mayo Beach; Boiling Hole; no restrooms
Location: Rockingham County, 46 miles north of Greensboro
At the park, you can find: the Mayo River and the great blue heron
Highlights at this access: Fall Creek Falls, riverside hiking trail, picnic area, no restrooms at this access at this time
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
Location: Rockingham County, 38 miles north of Greensboro
At the park, you can find: the Mayo River and the great blue heron
Highlights at this access: park office, large picnic shelter, fishing pond, hiking trails, group camping, closes at 5 p.m.
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: Halifax County, 61 miles northeast of Raleigh
You can find: Lewis' heartleaf, rhododendron, pyrite minerals, and the Neuse River waterdog
Highlights: hiking trails, bike trails, and bridle trails; primitive equestrian camping; fishing and paddling on one of the region's cleanest streams
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
Highlights: many types of camping; Lassiter Swamp; boat rentals; paddling trails
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
Highlights: hiking and bridle trails; Lake Tillery and the Yadkin River; Kron House; CCC structures, including the poolhouse; boat rentals