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Some campsites are closed. Park staff are contacting campers with affected reservations for options.

A collective of nine access areas scattered around the shoreline of this undeveloped, 14,000-acre reservoir, all within an easy drive of Chapel Hill, Raleigh, Sanford and Pittsboro.

The tallest living sand dune on the Atlantic coast  and a premier location for kites, sightseeing and sunsets with a view arcing from the ocean to Roanoke Sound.

The center of North Carolina's largest pre-Civil War plantation and one of the largest such operations in the South. Rental Options

The place where the "Halifax Resolves“ was adopted, the first cry from an entire colony recommending independence from England. Rental options

Featuring 18th and 19th century history, North Carolina's second oldest town Edenton was one of the fledgling nation's chief political, cultural, and commercial centers. Rental Options

Haw River State Park and its Summit Center offer a serene setting for a range of group activities.

Fish, swim, paddle, rock climb and hike in the shadow of the Sauratown Mountains, North Carolina's most easterly range.

An icon in North Carolina’s landscape for generations, Grandfather Mountain offers stunning scenery, challenging hiking and backpacking and unmatched ecological diversity.

Backcountry-style recreation is a hallmark of Gorges State Park with distance hiking, backpack camping, trout fishing, mountain biking and horseback riding all available.

Eight miles of trails at Goose Creek State Park lead visitors through a broad range of coastal experiences including live oaks draped in Spanish moss a cypress swamp.