National Parks & Sites in North Carolina

12 National Park Service sites — explore trails, campgrounds, weather, and plan your visit with AI.

Appalachian National Scenic Trail — North Carolina national park

Appalachian National Scenic Trail

CT,GA,MA,MD,ME,NC,NH,NJ,NY,PA,TN,VA,VT,WV

The Appalachian Trail is a 2,190+ mile long public footpath that traverses the scenic, wooded, pasto...

Blue Ridge Parkway — North Carolina national park

Blue Ridge Parkway

NC,VA

A Blue Ridge Parkway experience is unlike any other: a slow-paced and relaxing drive revealing stunn...

Cape Hatteras National Seashore — North Carolina national park

Cape Hatteras National Seashore

NC

The sound of ocean waves, the starry night sky, or the calm of the salt marshes, you can experience ...

Cape Lookout National Seashore — North Carolina national park

Cape Lookout National Seashore

NC

A boat ride three miles off-shore brings you to the barrier islands of Cape Lookout National Seashor...

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site — North Carolina national park

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

NC

Current Status: Pedestrian detour in place from main parking lot. Grounds / trails open dawn till du...

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site — North Carolina national park

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site

NC

Amongst the shallow blue waters of the Outer Banks lies Fort Raleigh on Roanoke Island. Shaped by co...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park — North Carolina national park

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

NC,TN

Ridge upon ridge of forest straddles the border between North Carolina and Tennessee in Great Smoky ...

Guilford Courthouse National Military Park — North Carolina national park

Guilford Courthouse National Military Park

NC

"I never saw such fighting since God made me. The Americans fought like demons." - Lt. General Charl...

Moores Creek National Battlefield — North Carolina national park

Moores Creek National Battlefield

NC

In the early morning hours of February 27, 1776, Loyalist forces charged across a partially dismantl...

Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail — North Carolina national park

Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail

NC,SC,TN,VA

Stretching 330-miles through four states (Virginia, Tennessee, North and South Carolina) the Overmou...

Trail Of Tears National Historic Trail — North Carolina national park

Trail Of Tears National Historic Trail

AL,AR,GA,IL,KY,MO,NC,OK,TN

Remember and commemorate the survival of the Cherokee people, forcefully removed from their homeland...

Wright Brothers National Memorial — North Carolina national park

Wright Brothers National Memorial

NC

Wind, sand, and a dream of flight brought Wilbur and Orville Wright to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina wh...

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