National Parks in North Carolina

North Carolina has 9 National Park Service units. 1 is a national park; the rest are other National Park System units, run by the same agency. 7 are free to enter. 2 have developed campgrounds.

Every park unit here sets its own fire rules and closures. Each unit's page lists the fire restriction orders and closures on record for it, from the park's own alerts, re-checked every six hours.

North Carolina national parks map

  • National parks, recreation areas and monuments (NPS)
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Land ownership: USGS PAD-US 4.1, dissolved by manager and simplified (parcels under about 2 square km not shown). Unit boundaries simplified. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.

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Blue Ridge Parkway Not on record Free Not on record Not on record Not on record
Cape Hatteras National Seashore National seashore Free Not on record Not on record No
Cape Lookout National Seashore National seashore Free Not on record Not on record No
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site National historic site Free Not on record Not on record Not on record
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site National historic site Free Not on record Not on record Not on record
Great Smoky Mountains National Park National park Free 10 Not on record Some trails
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park National military park Not on record Not on record Not on record Not on record
Moores Creek National Battlefield National battlefield Free Not on record Not on record Not on record
Wright Brothers National Memorial National memorial Not on record Not on record Not on record Not on record