North Carolina Parks
North Carolina State and Theme Parks plus Botanical Gardens and Zoos
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North Carolina State and Theme Parks plus Botanical Gardens and Zoos
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Airlie Gardens Airlie Gardens encompasses 67 acres of quintessential Southern gardens with 10 acres of freshwater lakes.
http://www.airliegardens.org/
Asheville Parks and Recreation Department Whether you're looking for adult league baseball or youth league basketball, Hi Neighbor volleyball or Asheville Open tennis, you'll find it here.
http://www.ashevilleparks.org
Belmont Parks & Recreation Striving to provide the citizens of Belmont with recreational and leisure opportunities that will positively affect the lifestyle behavior patterns of all who live, work, and play in their communities.
http://www.belmontparksandrec.com/
Bethabara Park Visit Bethabara Park for an imaginative journey to the regions backcountry of nearly 250 years ago. A small group of Moravians daringly settled this religious village and trade center in an 18th-century wilderness, full of bears, wolves, Indians and outlaws.
http://www.bethabarapark.org/
Birdbrain Ostrich Ranch Bird Brain Ostrich Ranch offers Ostrich meat & Stallion Stix. Contact us for educational tours of our facility. We offer a unique look into the ostrich industry, past and present. We are an operational facility, our purpose is to raise ostrich as a source of healthy red meat.
http://www.birdbrainranch.com/
Botanical Gardens Asheville We are an independent non-profit organization housing a collection of plants native to the Appalachian Mountains. Our admission is free, but donations are appreciated and memberships are encouraged.
http://www.ashevillebotanicalgardens.org/
Burlington City Park The Burlington City Park features five rides. The historic Dentzel Carousel and miniature train can be enjoyed by all ages. We have cars, planes and boats to delight our younger customers.
http://www.burlingtoncitypark.8k.com/
Cape Fear Botanical Garden From the sculpture-like starkness of the winter forest to the colorful masses of summer flowers, the Cape Fear Botanical Garden is beautiful year round. Located on 85 acres where Cross Creek meets the Cape Fear River the CFBG features a large urban forest with nature trails, a natural amphitheater, steep ravines sheltering unusual plants, and a variety of terrain from open pine forest to lush riverbank.
http://www.capefearbg.org/
Charlotte Parks and Rec Although history might not have been one of your favorite subjects in school, we found a way to make it fun thorugh hands on learning! Mecklenburg County is rich with history. In this stunning natural setting, the garden’s botanists, designers and gardeners have added structures and plantings to enhance the visitor’s enjoyment.
http://www.charmeck.org/Departments/Park+and+Rec/
Cherokee Bear Zoo The Great Smoky Mountains, home and natural habitat for the Black Bear. Although it is rare to see them in the wild, we offer a first hand observation of these beautiful creatures.
http://www.cherokeezoo.com/
Cherokee Fun Park State-of-the-art go-cart tracks, Splashing and bumping friends in our gigantic playboat pool, or playing through one of our newly renovated miniature golf courses, the Cherokee Fun Park has a great day awaiting your arrival!
http://www.cherokeefunpark.com/
Chimney Rock Park Chimney Rock Park is the natural fulfillment of your trip to the mountains. Take a deep breath of refreshing mountain air, become invigorated by our hiking trails, and let your cares fade away in the cool mists of Hickory Nut Falls.
http://www.chimneyrockpark.com/
Clemmons State Forest Welcome to Clemmons Educational State Forest, a unique outdoors experience.
http://www.dfr.state.nc.us/esf/cesf/cesf_home.htm
Cliffs of the Neuse At the turn of the century visitors flocked to the area. They drank mineral water from local springs to cure their ills and they took riverboat excursions to the cliffs.
http://www.ils.unc.edu/parkproject/visit/clne/home.html
Cornelius Parks & Rec Welcome to the Town of Cornelius Parks & Recreation Department on the web. Choose People, Programs, or Places to learn about the latest activities offered through the Cornelius Parks and Recreation Department.
http://other.cornelius.org/parksrec/
Crowders Mountain State Park Welcome to the Crowders Mountain State Park traveler's companion. Here you'll find a wealth of knowledge on all aspects of the park.
http://www.crowdersmountain.com
Crowders Mnt State Park Raptors soar gracefully in the wind, vegetation reaches to the sky, sheer vertical cliffs drop 150 feet. Enjoy the spectacle from a front-row seat. High atop Crowders Mountain, the highest point in Gaston County, views stretch for more than 20 miles.
http://www.ils.unc.edu/parkproject/visit/crmo/home.html
Daniel Stowe Botanical Welcome to Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden. The Garden is a place of ever-changing beauty that you can stroll through daily. Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden offers a unique day out in stunning surroundings.
http://www.dsbg.org/
Davidson Parks & Recreation Anyone who would like to view information or register for Davidson Parks and Recreation courses may use D-Recs online, including residents and non-residents.
http://www.d-recs.org/
Fearrington Gardens The gardens at Fearrington Village include: Jenny's fragrant white garden; the Perennial Border; the Herb garden; the Inn's English courtyard and knot garden; and the garden at the Market Cafe, an informal garden.
http://www.fearringtongardens.com/
Gardening NHC - The Arboretum The Arboretum is a special 7-acres in the heart of New Hanover County where homeowners can see the variety of plants that grow in our coastal area as well as emerging trends in plant material.
http://www.gardeningnhc.org/
Goose Creek Giant, old oaks draped in Spanish moss welcome you to this special world where broad, lazy Goose Creek joins the Pamlico River.
http://www.ils.unc.edu/parkproject/visit/gocr/home.html
Great Smoky Mountains The Park is an International Biosphere Reserve and a World Heritage Site.
http://www.nps.gov/grsm/gsmsite/welcome.html
Hanging Rock State Park Not far from the cities of the Triad area, off the four-lane highways there's another North Carolina to be discovered sheer cliffs and peaks of bare rock, quiet forests and cascading waterfalls, views of the piedmont plateau that stretch for miles.
http://www.ils.unc.edu/parkproject/visit/haro/home.html
Highland Biological Station Welcome to the Highlands Biological Station!
http://www.wcu.edu/hbs/
JC Raulston Arboretum The JC Raulston Arboretum is a nationally acclaimed garden with the most diverse collection of plants adapted for landscape use. Plants especially adapted to Piedmont North Carolina conditions are collected and evaluated in an effort to find superior plants for use in regional landscapes.
http://www.ncsu.edu/jcraulstonarboretum/
Lazy 5 Ranch The Lazy 5 Ranch is a privately owned exotic animal drive thru park that offers a 3.5 mile safari through the gently sloping pasturelands of Piedmont, North Carolina.
http://www.lazyfiveranch.com/
The Mayo River State Park The Mayo is a mountain-like stream in the piedmont, carrying some of the purest water in the region, flowing through a heavily forested gorge, supporting smallmouth bass and other game fish, and featuring a rich variety of wildflowers and wildlife.
http://mayoriverstatepark.com/
Metrolina Expo Welcome to the Metrolina Expo Trade Center. With climate controlled buildings, outdoor exhibit space and on-site parking, Metrolina Expo is where the Largest Antique & Collectible show is held on the East Coast monthly.
http://www.metrolinaexpotradeshow.com/
Metrolina Wildlife Park Welcome to the official Metrolina Wildlife Park website. On this website, you'll find various information on Charlotte's newest zoological attraction.
http://www.metrolinawildlifepark.com/
Morrow Mnt State Park Enjoy the gifts of nature surrounded by the remnants of a once mighty range of peaks. Upon first encounter, the Uwharrie Mountains may seem like a mountainous mirage.
http://www.ils.unc.edu/parkproject/visit/momo/home.html
Mount Mitchell There are a few places in the world that still large apart from the ordinary. Rising more than a mile high, surrounded by the gentle mist of low-hanging clouds, Mount Mitchell State Park is one of these extraordinary places.
http://www.ils.unc.edu/parkproject/visit/momi/home.html
National Forest in NC Welcome to the official web site of the National Forests in North Carolina, including the Nantahala, Pisgah, Croatan and Uwharrie National Forests.
http://www.cs.unca.edu/nfsnc/
New River Rugged hillsides, pastoral meadows and bucolic farmlands surround what is believed to be one of the oldest rivers in North America the New River.
http://www.ils.unc.edu/parkproject/visit/neri/home.html
New River Zoo A fun educational experience set amidst the beautiful mountains of Ashe County, North Carolina. The New River Zoo is an up close and personal encounter with animals from around the globe.
http://www.newriverzoo.com/
North Carolina Aquarium The Aquariums were established in 1976 to promote an awareness, underlargeing, appreciation, and conservation of the diverse natural and cultural resources associated with North Carolina's ocean, estuaries, rivers, streams, and other aquatic environments.
http://www.ncaquariums.com/
North Carolina Arboretum The NC Arboretum, a 426 acre public education institution, cultivates connections between people and plants through creative expressions of landscape stewardship, including: conservation, education, garden demonstration, economic development and research.
http://www.ncarboretum.org/
North Carolina Botanical Gardens North Carolina Botanical Garden Home Page
http://www.ncbg.unc.edu/
North Carolina Division of Forest Resources The North Carolina Division of Forest Resources operates a system of six Educational State Forests (ESFs) designed to teach the public - especially school children - about the forest environment.
http://www.DFR.state.nc.us/education/ESF.htm
North Carolina State Parks Welcome to North Carolina state parks. The N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation website provides information about and services of the state parks system and related division programs.
http://www.ncsparks.net
North Carolina State-Parks Wouldn't you rather be out boating, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, hiking, or sailing in a North Carolina state park? One thing we have found is that not everyone knows about their state parks so we have put together this site to help find the fun places to go.
http://northcarolina.state-park.org/
North Carolina Zoo The North Carolina Zoo, in Raleigh in Asheboro, is nationally recognized as one of the nation's finest zoos. It was the first American zoo designed from its inception around the natural habitat philosophy.
http://www.nczoo.org/
Roanoke Island Welcome to Roanoke Island Festival Park, a 27-acre island across from the Manteo waterfront, where history comes alive, the natives are friendly, art and nature surround you, and there's big fun for everyone--rain or shine--year round.
http://www.roanokeisland.com/
Santa Island NC Santa's Land Theme Park & Zoo in Cherokee North Carolina is fun for the whole family and Santa Claus.
http://www.santaslandnc.com/
SpecialFX These new ramps are the best you will ever skate! No wood, flat seams, no screws and built like a tank.
http://www.specialfxsports.com/
Stone Mountain Stone Mountain is not immediately visible upon entering the park that bears its name, but this magnificent 600-foot granite dome is well worth the wait.
http://ils.unc.edu/parkproject/visit/stmo/home.html
Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Tucked away on a quiet farm is one of Southeastern North Carolina's best kept secrets; Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park in Tabor City! Formally known as Daddy Joe's, our Park-Camp resort invites you to RV camp with us and friends!
http://www.taborcityjellystone.com/
Tregembo Animal Park Tregembo Animal Park is South Eastern North Carolina's oldest zoo. The Tregembo family has owned and operated the zoo in the same location for over 50 years. We have over 75 species of animals including giraffe, lion, tiger, zebra, bear, monkeys and many, many more.
http://www.tregemboanimalpark.com/
Triangle Metro Zoo and Nature Park Most people are surprised to see such a vast variety of animals located so close to Raleigh. The owner, an exotic animal breeder for the past 25 years decided to share his world with the public and opened the Triangle Metro Zoo and Nature Park to the public.
http://www.trianglemetrozoo.com/
Tuttle Educational Forest Welcome to Tuttle Educational State Forest! Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Tuttle boasts a wide variety of pines and hardwoods plus rolling terrain and clear streams.
http://www.dfr.state.nc.us/esf/tesf/tesf_home.htm
UNC Herbarium The University of North Carolina Herbarium
http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/default.htm
US National Whitewater Center The U.S. National Whitewater Center (USNWC) is the world's premier outdoor recreation and environmental learning center. Alongside mountain-biking trails, a climbing center, running trails and camping areas, the park's unique feature will be a multiple-channel, customized whitewater river for rafting and canoe/kayak enthusiasts of all abilities.
http://www.usnwc.org/
Wet'n Wild Experience all the adrenaline soaked action, only at Wet 'n Wild Emerald Pointe! When you think summer, think Wet 'n Wild. The largest water park in both the Carolinas is the place to cool off, get sun and have fun.
http://www.emeraldpointe.com/
Weymouth Woods The Sandhills region consists of nearly one million acres in central North Carolina. In the midst of this sandy terrain famous for golf courses, peach orchards and horse farms is Weymouth Woods, an 898-acre natural preserve.
http://www.ils.unc.edu/parkproject/visit/wewo/home.html
Wilkes BMX Welcome to Wilkes BMX at Lowe's Park! Designed with the ABA member in mind, here you will find information about all of our upcoming race & practice events.
http://www.wilkesbmx.com/
Wing Haven Gardens Wing Haven has been a special part of since its creation by Elizabeth and Edwin Clarkson in 1927. Three acres of lovely vistas, formal gardens and controlled wilderness are open to all who wander its paths.
http://www.winghavengardens.com/
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