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Parks in North Carolina

Cape Hatteras National Seashore

Cape Hatteras National Seashore

The sound of ocean waves, the starry night sky, or the calm of the salt marshes, you can experience it all. Shaped by the forces of water, wind, and s ...

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Ridge upon ridge of forest straddles the border between North Carolina and Tennessee in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. World renowned for its di ...

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Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail

Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail

Stretching 330-miles through four states (Virginia, Tennessee, North and South Carolina) the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail traces the r ...

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Guilford Courthouse National Military Park

Guilford Courthouse National Military Park

"I never saw such fighting since God made me. The Americans fought like demons." - Lt. General Charles, Earl Cornwallis On March 15, 1781, six years i ...

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Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

Post Helene Status: Main parking lot is closed; use secondary Hikers' lot. Grounds / trails open dawn till dusk 7 days a week. Hikers' lot limited to ...

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Appalachian National Scenic Trail

Appalachian National Scenic Trail

The Appalachian Trail is a 2,190+ mile long public footpath that traverses the scenic, wooded, pastoral, wild, and culturally resonant lands of the Ap ...

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Wright Brothers National Memorial

Wright Brothers National Memorial

Wind, sand, and a dream of flight brought Wilbur and Orville Wright to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina where, after four years of scientific experimentatio ...

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Moores Creek National Battlefield

Moores Creek National Battlefield

In the early morning hours of February 27, 1776, Loyalist forces charged across a partially dismantled Moores Creek Bridge. Beyond the bridge, nearly ...

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Cape Lookout National Seashore

Cape Lookout National Seashore

A boat ride three miles off-shore brings you to the barrier islands of Cape Lookout National Seashore. Horse watching, shelling, fishing, birding, cam ...

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Trail Of Tears National Historic Trail

Trail Of Tears National Historic Trail

Remember and commemorate the survival of the Cherokee people, forcefully removed from their homelands in Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee to live in In ...

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Fort Raleigh National Historic Site

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site

Amongst the shallow blue waters of the Outer Banks lies Fort Raleigh on Roanoke Island. Shaped by constant winds of change, Fort Raleigh has become a ...

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Blue Ridge Parkway

Blue Ridge Parkway

A Blue Ridge Parkway experience is unlike any other: a slow-paced and relaxing drive revealing stunning long-range vistas and close-up views of the ru ...

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