Elk Knob State Park is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Watauga County, just north of Boone, North Carolina, and it is one of the newest state parks in the North Carolina park system. The Nature Conservancy in a partnership with several local land owners purchased Elk Knob and 1100 acres of surrounding land […]

Chimney Rock State Park is located in Rutherford County, North Carolina. The park is in the mountainous Blue Ridge National Heritage Area, and it encompasses nearly one thousand acres. Asheville is approximately twenty-five miles northwest of Chimney Rock. Visitors to the park enjoy hiking, rock climbing, and nature-watching. Activities Chimney Rock State Park has five […]

Carolina Beach State Park is an excellent place to enjoy recreational activities, hiking, boating and fishing. Nature photographers also enjoy the thousands of photo-ops of nature and wildlife. The park also has an interesting history. Before settlers came to the area, it was inhabited by the Cape Fear Indians. There was a clash between them […]