North Carolina Places to Visit North Carolina boasts nearly 100 state parks, museums, historic sites, aquariums and other attractions. Use the tool below to find places to visit by activity, theme, region or cost. As you check boxes on the right side of the screen, the places listed on the right will narrow to fit your criteria. Click on place's title to learn more. Visit our things to do page for more information on all the wonderful things to do you'll find in the Tar Heel state. 89 results found Search Theme Arts History Libraries Nature Region Mountains Piedmont Coast Activities Biking Boating/Canoeing Camping Fishing Guided Tours Hiking/Trails Historical Research Horseback Riding Museum Exhibits Picnicking Rental Option Rock Climbing Swimming Wildlife Viewing Cost Admission Fee Free Eno River State Park Eno River State Park—like its namesake—flows near urban areas of Durham and Orange counties with five scattered access areas, each just minutes from Durham and Chapel Hill. (919) 383-1686 eno.river@ncparks.gov 6101 Cole Mill Road, Durham, NC 27705 Plan Your Visit | Directions Falls Lake State Recreation Area A collective of seven access areas scattered around the shoreline of an undeveloped, 12,000-acre reservoir just minutes from Raleigh and Durham. (919) 676-1027 falls.lake@ncparks.gov 13304 Creedmoor Road, Wake Forest, NC 27587 Plan Your Visit | Directions Fort Dobbs A frontier fort during the French and Indian War and North Carolina's only site from the period. Rental Options (704) 873-5866 info@fortdobbs.org 438 Ft. Dobbs Road, Statesville, NC 28625 Plan Your Visit | Directions Fort Fisher A Civil War fort that tells story of the fall of Wilmington during the Civil War and served as a World War II training facility. Rental Options (910) 458-5538 fisher@ncdcr.gov 1610 Ft. Fisher Blvd. South, Kure Beach, NC 28449 Plan Your Visit | Directions Fort Fisher State Recreation Area Fort Fisher State Recreation Area offers visitors the opportunity to alternate between nearly six miles of pristine beach and trails through salt marsh brimming with wildlife. (910) 458-5798 fort.fisher@ncparks.gov 1000 Loggerhead Road, Kure Beach, NC 28449 Plan Your Visit | Directions Fort Macon State Park A park with multiple personalities, featuring a perfectly restored Civil War-era fort, museum-quality coastal education center and unspoiled shoreline for swimming, surf fishing and beachcombing. (252) 726-3775 fort.macon@ncparks.gov 2303 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach, NC 28512 Plan Your Visit | Directions Goose Creek State Park Eight miles of trails at Goose Creek State Park lead visitors through a broad range of coastal experiences including live oaks draped in Spanish moss a cypress swamp. (252) 923-2191 goose.creek@ncparks.gov 2190 Camp Leach Road, Washington, NC 27889 Plan Your Visit | Directions Gorges State Park Backcountry-style recreation is a hallmark of Gorges State Park with distance hiking, backpack camping, trout fishing, mountain biking and horseback riding all available. (828) 966-9099 gorges@ncparks.gov 976 Grassy Ridge Road, Sapphire, NC 28774 Plan Your Visit | Directions Governor Charles B. Aycock Birthplace The birthplace of North Carolina’s education governor. Rental Options (919) 242-5581 aycock@ncdcr.gov 264 Governor Aycock Road, Fremont, NC 27830 Plan Your Visit | Directions Governor Zebulon B. Vance Birthplace A representation of 19th century frontier life and the birthplace of one of North Carolina’s most famous governors. Rental Options (828) 645-6706 vance@ncdcr.gov 911 Reems Creek Rd., Weaverville, NC 28787 Plan Your Visit | Directions Grandfather Mountain State Park An icon in North Carolina’s landscape for generations, Grandfather Mountain offers stunning scenery, challenging hiking and backpacking and unmatched ecological diversity. (828) 963-9522 grandfather.mountain@ncparks.gov 4198 N.C. 105 N., Banner Elk, NC 28604 Plan Your Visit | Directions Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum A regional history museum that tells the story of thousands of shipwrecks that dot the North Carolina coast. (252) 986-2995 59200 Museum Drive, Hatteras, NC 27943 Plan Your Visit | Directions Hammocks Beach State Park A crown jewel of the North Carolina coast, Hammocks Beach State Park includes a three-mile-long, undeveloped barrier island accessible by ferry by paddling. (910) 326-4881 hammocks.beach@ncparks.gov 1572 Hammock Beach Road, Swansboro, NC 28584 Plan Your Visit | Directions Hanging Rock State Park Fish, swim, paddle, rock climb and hike in the shadow of the Sauratown Mountains, North Carolina's most easterly range. (336) 593-8480 hanging.rock@ncparks.gov 1790 Hanging Rock Park Road, Danbury, NC 27016 Plan Your Visit | Directions Haw River State Park Haw River State Park and its Summit Center offer a serene setting for a range of group activities. (336) 342-6163 haw.river@ncparks.gov 339 Conference Center Drive, Browns Summit, NC 27214 Plan Your Visit | Directions Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹‹ Page 1 Current page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page ›› Last page Last » Share this page: Facebook Twitter Email How can we make this page better for you? Back to top https://www.ncdcr.gov/things-to-do/place-finder
Eno River State Park Eno River State Park—like its namesake—flows near urban areas of Durham and Orange counties with five scattered access areas, each just minutes from Durham and Chapel Hill. (919) 383-1686 eno.river@ncparks.gov 6101 Cole Mill Road, Durham, NC 27705 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Falls Lake State Recreation Area A collective of seven access areas scattered around the shoreline of an undeveloped, 12,000-acre reservoir just minutes from Raleigh and Durham. (919) 676-1027 falls.lake@ncparks.gov 13304 Creedmoor Road, Wake Forest, NC 27587 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Fort Dobbs A frontier fort during the French and Indian War and North Carolina's only site from the period. Rental Options (704) 873-5866 info@fortdobbs.org 438 Ft. Dobbs Road, Statesville, NC 28625 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Fort Fisher A Civil War fort that tells story of the fall of Wilmington during the Civil War and served as a World War II training facility. Rental Options (910) 458-5538 fisher@ncdcr.gov 1610 Ft. Fisher Blvd. South, Kure Beach, NC 28449 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Fort Fisher State Recreation Area Fort Fisher State Recreation Area offers visitors the opportunity to alternate between nearly six miles of pristine beach and trails through salt marsh brimming with wildlife. (910) 458-5798 fort.fisher@ncparks.gov 1000 Loggerhead Road, Kure Beach, NC 28449 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Fort Macon State Park A park with multiple personalities, featuring a perfectly restored Civil War-era fort, museum-quality coastal education center and unspoiled shoreline for swimming, surf fishing and beachcombing. (252) 726-3775 fort.macon@ncparks.gov 2303 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach, NC 28512 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Goose Creek State Park Eight miles of trails at Goose Creek State Park lead visitors through a broad range of coastal experiences including live oaks draped in Spanish moss a cypress swamp. (252) 923-2191 goose.creek@ncparks.gov 2190 Camp Leach Road, Washington, NC 27889 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Gorges State Park Backcountry-style recreation is a hallmark of Gorges State Park with distance hiking, backpack camping, trout fishing, mountain biking and horseback riding all available. (828) 966-9099 gorges@ncparks.gov 976 Grassy Ridge Road, Sapphire, NC 28774 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Governor Charles B. Aycock Birthplace The birthplace of North Carolina’s education governor. Rental Options (919) 242-5581 aycock@ncdcr.gov 264 Governor Aycock Road, Fremont, NC 27830 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Governor Zebulon B. Vance Birthplace A representation of 19th century frontier life and the birthplace of one of North Carolina’s most famous governors. Rental Options (828) 645-6706 vance@ncdcr.gov 911 Reems Creek Rd., Weaverville, NC 28787 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Grandfather Mountain State Park An icon in North Carolina’s landscape for generations, Grandfather Mountain offers stunning scenery, challenging hiking and backpacking and unmatched ecological diversity. (828) 963-9522 grandfather.mountain@ncparks.gov 4198 N.C. 105 N., Banner Elk, NC 28604 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum A regional history museum that tells the story of thousands of shipwrecks that dot the North Carolina coast. (252) 986-2995 59200 Museum Drive, Hatteras, NC 27943 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Hammocks Beach State Park A crown jewel of the North Carolina coast, Hammocks Beach State Park includes a three-mile-long, undeveloped barrier island accessible by ferry by paddling. (910) 326-4881 hammocks.beach@ncparks.gov 1572 Hammock Beach Road, Swansboro, NC 28584 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Hanging Rock State Park Fish, swim, paddle, rock climb and hike in the shadow of the Sauratown Mountains, North Carolina's most easterly range. (336) 593-8480 hanging.rock@ncparks.gov 1790 Hanging Rock Park Road, Danbury, NC 27016 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Haw River State Park Haw River State Park and its Summit Center offer a serene setting for a range of group activities. (336) 342-6163 haw.river@ncparks.gov 339 Conference Center Drive, Browns Summit, NC 27214 Plan Your Visit | Directions
