List of National Park Service areas in North Carolina
National parks in North Carolina
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There are 13 National parks in North Carolina. Only the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a traditional park. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is also a World Heritage Site. Other parks include heritage areas, historic sites, national seashores, historic trails, and memorials managed by the National Park Service. Several of the parks include other states besides North Carolina.[1][2]
Areas
Park | Date Established as National Site | Coordinates |
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Appalachian Trail | 1920s | 35°02′08″N 83°32′17″W / 35.035482°N 83.537977°W / 35.035482; -83.537977 (Appalachian Trail at Standing Indian Mountain), 35°27′8″N 83°48′17″W / 35.45222°N 83.80472°W / 35.45222; -83.80472 (Appalachian Trail: Fontana Dam) |
Blue Ridge Parkway | September 11, 1935 | 36°31′07″N 80°56′09″W / 36.51861°N 80.93583°W / 36.51861; -80.93583 (Appalachian Trail: Ashville) |
Blue Ridge National Heritage Area | November 20, 2003 | 35°33′57″N 82°29′09″W / 35.565920°N 82.485834°W / 35.565920; -82.485834 (Blue Ridge National Heritage Area) |
Cape Hatteras National Seashore | August 17, 1937 | 35°18′13″N 75°30′41″W / 35.30361°N 75.51139°W / 35.30361; -75.51139 (Cape Hatteras National Seashore) |
Cape Lookout National Seashore | March 10, 1966 | 34°36′19″N 76°32′11″W / 34.60528°N 76.53639°W / 34.60528; -76.53639 (Cape Lookout National Seashore) |
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site | October 17, 1968 | 35°16′4″N 82°27′6″W / 35.26778°N 82.45167°W / 35.26778; -82.45167 (Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site) |
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site | April 5, 1941 | 35°56′18″N 75°42′32″W / 35.93833°N 75.70889°W / 35.93833; -75.70889 (Fort Raleigh National Historic Site) |
Great Smoky Mountains National Park | June 15, 1934 | 35°36′N 83°31′W / 35.600°N 83.517°W / 35.600; -83.517 (Great Smoky Mountains National Park) |
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park | March 2, 1917 | 36°7′53″N 79°50′47″W / 36.13139°N 79.84639°W / 36.13139; -79.84639 (Guilford Courthouse National Military Park) |
Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor | October 12, 2006 | coast of North Carolina |
Moores Creek National Battlefield | October 15, 1966 | 34°27′29″N 78°06′34″W / 34.45806°N 78.10944°W / 34.45806; -78.10944 (Moores Creek National Battlefield) |
Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail | September 1980 | 36°20′55″N 82°12′38″W / 36.348720°N 82.210688°W / 36.348720; -82.210688 (Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail) |
Trail of Tears National Historic Trail | 1987 | 35°58′7″N 83°36′15″W / 35.96861°N 83.60417°W / 35.96861; -83.60417 |
Wright Brothers National Memorial | March 2, 1927 | 36°00′51″N 75°40′04″W / 36.0143°N 75.6679°W / 36.0143; -75.6679 (Wright Brothers National Memorial) |
See also List of National Natural Landmarks in North Carolina