Park Notices

Due to construction, hourly canoe rental at Merchants Millpond is closed until further notice. Arrangements for canoe-in campers will be made. Please check-in at the Visitor Center. The boat ramp area will remain open. 

Save the dates! This is the meeting schedule for the Parks and Recreation Authority in 2023. The list of upcoming meetings can also be viewed on the:

Ferry service is closed until April 2023; no lifeguards or concessions; restroom facilities and potable water on Bear Island closed until mid-March 2023.

Park shuttle is currently not running; Family Campground is closed until March 15th.

Several facilities at Morrow Mountain are closed for extended periods in 2022-2023 due to construction.

All Rolling View family campsites are closed through May 14, 2023. All Holly Point campsites are closed from May 15, 2023 through September 31, 2023.

Commissary Ridge dispersed camping area inside Pisgah National Forest closed; please be bear aware when you are at Mount Mitchell State Park and the surrounding area.

Visitors to South Mountain State Park coming in from I-40 should follow detour signage or directions.

The following parks experience high visitation on the weekends:

If you have visited Grandfather Mountain State Park and need your NC State Parks Passport booklet stamped after park office hours, a passport sticker can be requested by emailing gra

Due to staff shortages, Grandfather Mountain State Park will close daily at 6 p.m. beginning September 1.