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| Name | Where | Type | Day-Use Admission | Free Day Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Beach State Park | Carolina Beach, New Hanover | State Park | Free day use (exceptions in note) | yes |
| Carvers Creek State Park | Spring Lake, Cumberland | State Park | Free day use | yes |
| Chimney Rock State Park | Chimney Rock, Rutherford | State Park | Rumbling Bald day use free; Chimney Rock attraction charges per person (amount not on park page) | partly |
| Cliffs of the Neuse State Park | Seven Springs, Wayne | State Park | Free day use (exceptions in note) | yes |
| Crowders Mountain State Park | Kings Mountain, Gaston | State Park | Free day use | yes |
| Dismal Swamp State Park | South Mills, Camden | State Park | Free day use (exceptions in note) | yes |
| Elk Knob State Park | Todd, Watauga | State Park | Free day use | yes |
| Eno River State Park | Durham, Durham | State Park | Free day use | yes |
| Falls Lake State Recreation Area | Wake Forest, Wake | State Recreation Area | Free most of year; per-vehicle entrance fee on certain days (amount not on park page) | partly |
| Fort Fisher State Recreation Area | Kure Beach, New Hanover | State Recreation Area | Free day use (exceptions in note) | yes |
| Fort Macon State Park | Atlantic Beach, Carteret | State Park | Free day use | yes |
| Goose Creek State Park | Washington, Beaufort | State Park | Free day use | yes |
| Gorges State Park | Sapphire, Transylvania | State Park | Free day use | yes |
| Grandfather Mountain State Park | Banner Elk, Avery | State Park | Free day use | yes |
| Hammocks Beach State Park | Swansboro, Onslow | State Park | Free day use (exceptions in note) | yes |
| Hanging Rock State Park | Danbury, Stokes | State Park | Free day use (exceptions in note) | yes |
| Haw River State Park | Browns Summit, Guilford | State Park | Free day use | yes |
| Jockey's Ridge State Park | Nags Head, Dare | State Park | Free day use | yes |
| Jones Lake State Park | Elizabethtown, Bladen | State Park | Free day use (exceptions in note) | yes |
| Jordan Lake State Recreation Area | Apex, Chatham | State Recreation Area | Free most of year; per-vehicle entrance fee on certain days (amount not on park page) | partly |
| Kerr Lake State Recreation Area | Henderson, Vance | State Recreation Area | Free most of year; per-vehicle entrance fee on certain days (amount not on park page) | partly |
| Lake James State Park | Nebo, McDowell | State Park | Free day use (exceptions in note) | yes |
| Lake Norman State Park | Troutman, Iredell | State Park | Free day use (exceptions in note) | yes |
| Lake Waccamaw State Park | Lake Waccamaw, Columbus | State Park | Free day use | yes |
| Lower Haw River State Natural Area | Pittsboro, Chatham | State Natural Area | Not published | unknown |
| Lumber River State Park | Orrum, Robeson | State Park | Free day use | yes |
| Mayo River State Park | Mayodan, Rockingham | State Park | Free day use | yes |
| Medoc Mountain State Park | Hollister, Halifax | State Park | Free day use | yes |
| Merchants Millpond State Park | Gatesville, Gates | State Park | Free day use (exceptions in note) | yes |
| Morrow Mountain State Park | Albemarle, Stanly | State Park | Free day use (exceptions in note) | yes |
| Mount Jefferson State Natural Area | West Jefferson, Ashe | State Natural Area | Free day use | yes |
| Mount Mitchell State Park | Burnsville, Yancey | State Park | Free day use | yes |
| New River State Park | Laurel Springs, Ashe | State Park | Free day use | yes |
| Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area | Hillsborough, Orange | State Natural Area | Free day use | yes |
| Pettigrew State Park | Creswell, Washington | State Park | Free day use | yes |
| Pilot Mountain State Park | Pinnacle, Surry | State Park | Not published | unknown |
| Raven Rock State Park | Lillington, Harnett | State Park | Free day use | yes |
| Rendezvous Mountain | Purlear, Wilkes | State Park Unit | Free day use | yes |
| Singletary Lake State Park | Kelly, Bladen | State Park | Free day use | yes |
| South Mountains State Park | Connelly Springs, Burke | State Park | Free day use | yes |
| Stone Mountain State Park | Roaring Gap, Alleghany | State Park | Free day use | yes |
| Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preserve | Southern Pines, Moore | Nature Preserve | Free day use | yes |
| William B. Umstead State Park | Raleigh, Wake | State Park | Free day use (exceptions in note) | yes |
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43 rows, last checked Oct 27, 2026. Files: CSV, JSON, JSON Schema, catalog. License CC BY 4.0.
43 parks, last checked Oct 27, 2026.
North Carolina state park units (parks, recreation areas, natural areas) with city, county, region, address, map point, day-use admission, hours summary, closure, dog and stroller rules, each read from the park page on ncparks.gov and dated.
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Columns
| Column | What it holds |
|---|---|
name | Official unit name |
type | State Park, State Recreation Area, State Natural Area, Nature Preserve or State Park Unit |
city | City or town of the park address |
county | County (or counties) from the park page |
region | Our editorial region (not an official designation) |
address | Street address from the NC State Parks list |
phone | Park phone number |
latitude | Decimal degrees, blank when no point passed our 25-mile check |
longitude | Decimal degrees, blank when no point passed our 25-mile check |
coordinate_source | Where the point came from and how it was checked |
day_use_admission | Day-use admission as the park page states it, or Not published |
free_day_use | yes, partly or unknown |
hours_summary | Lowest to highest closing time computed from the first month table, or Not published |
closure | Closure line from the park page (for example Christmas Day), or Not published |
dog_rule | Pet rule as the park page states it, or Not published |
stroller_rule | Not published where the park page does not state one |
official_url | Park page on ncparks.gov the row was read from |
page_url | Our page for the park |
checked | Date (YYYY-MM-DD) the row was read |
License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as: It's North Carolina (2026). North Carolina State Parks Dataset. https://itsnorthcarolina.com/data/nc-places/.
Sources
- Each row links to the park page on ncparks.gov it was read from. The pages built from it are in our state park guides.
How we check: editorial standards, verification log, corrections.