2025-2030 NC Outdoor Recreation Plan

For North Carolina to receive federal Land and Water Conservation Funds, the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and the Division of Parks and Recreation are required to update the Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan every 5 years.

Enacted into law on Aug. 4, 2020, the federal Great American Outdoor Act permanently funded the LWCF to deliver benefits to North Carolina residents through infrastructure investments and acquisitions to North Carolina's state and local parks and trails.

The 2025-2030 North Carolina plan is called "Shaping Outdoor Recreation from Mountains to Sea."

Public Input Opportunity

We need your help as we develop the Outdoor Recreation Plan! We want to identify needs within communities across the state as well as new opportunities and improvements in outdoor recreation and conservation. This information will allow us to create an action plan to provide the most benefits for citizens and visitors of North Carolina and the state's natural and cultural resources.

Please provide your email address below to receive updates, information, and opportunities to provide your public input about outdoor recreation in North Carolina.