Fires, including open campfires, are banned in many national forests & state parks in North Carolina. Drought and dry weather increase the risk of wildfires. Jose Luis Villegas Sacramento Bee ...

Southern Living Magazine highlighted 13 state parks out of North Carolina’s 41 total. “From the mountains to the sea, North Carolina state parks bless nature lovers with everything from ...

The N.C. State Parks system is raising some user fees for its facilities across the state to reflect increased costs of operation. The state Division of Natural and Cultural Resources announced ...

With popular destinations like Yellowstone and Zion hit hard by staffing cuts, nearby state parks offer beauty and majesty ...

Just under an hour's drive from Fayetteville, Raven Rock State Park in Lillington is one of several state parks nearby that ... need to have a valid North Carolina inland fishing license.

While plenty of parks are still open for leaf viewing, some areas are still closed due to Tropical Storm Helene's recovery efforts. "Whenever you come to Western North Carolina, you get emergency ...

North Carolina park officials announced a number of parks across the state have closed in the wake of Helene's aftermath. The closure includes all state parks west of Interstate 77. State ...

North Carolina State Parks stepped in, purchasing the land in April of 1999, according to Pagano. At the southern edge of the Blue Ridge Escarpment, moisture drifting up from the Gulf of Mexico ...

OFFICERS INVOLVED HAVE YET TO BE RELEASED PUBLICLY. BRIANA: STATE PARKS WILL BE BACK OPEN THIS WEEKEND BUT SOME AREAS WILL BE RESTRICTED. SOME TRAILS AND RESTROOMS WILL BE ACCESSIBLE. BUT PICNIC ...