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Location: Bladen County, 48 miles northwest of Wilmington

You can find: Singletary Lake, a Carolina bay lake, and the fox squirrel

Highlights: group camp facilities with mess hall, grill, cabins, and swimming on the pier; vacation cabin for up to 12 people; day-use access to hiking, fishing, paddling, and picnicking

Location: Wilkes County, 30 miles east of BooneYou can find: Blue Ridge mountain and its hardwood forest habitatHighlights: views of nearby mountains, such as Grandfather, Table Rock, and Hawksbill; Purlear Creek

Location: Harnett County, 40 miles southwest of Raleigh

At the park, you can find: Raven Rock; rapids on the Cape Fear River; Northington Lock and Dam remains; creek tributaries; mountain laurel

Highlights at this access: hiking; mountain biking; full hook-up RV camping; backpack camping; cabins

Location: Yadkin County, 22 miles northwest of Winston-Salem

At the park, you can find: Pilot Knob, the Yadkin River, and ravens soaring above Big Pinnacle

Highlights at this access: riverside hiking with steep slopes; access to south river area; parking for paddle-in campers

Location: Surry County, 23 miles northwest of Winston-Salem

At the park, you can find: Pilot Knob, the Yadkin River, and ravens soaring above Big Pinnacle

Highlights at this access: access to Corridor Trail; horse trailer parking; access to north river section

Location: Surry County, 23 miles northwest of Winston-Salem

At the park, you can find: Pilot Knob, the Yadkin River, and ravens soaring above Big Pinnacle

Highlights at this access: access to Grassy Ridge, Mountain and Corridor trails; horse trailer parking

Location: Surry County, 27 miles northwest of Winston-Salem

At the park, you can find: Pilot Knob, the Yadkin River, and ravens soaring above Big Pinnacle

Highlights at this access: meadows above Pilot Creek, a registered part of the Rosalynn Carter Butterfly Trail; long moderate hike to main mountain section

Location: Surry County, 24 miles northwest of Winston-Salem

At the park, you can find: Pilot Knob, the Yadkin River, and ravens soaring above Big Pinnacle

Highlights at this access: tent and trailer camping; variety of hiking trails; rock climbing and rappelling; visitor center

Location: Washington County, 71 miles northeast of Greenville

At the park, you can find: wintering tundra swans from November to February; Lake Phelps; Somerset Place state historic site; Scuppernong River

Highlights at this access: historic sites and artifacts; long, easy trails around the lake; biking

Location: Orange County, 15 miles northwest of downtown Durham

You can find: mountain laurel; the rare brown elfin butterfly

Highlights: hiking through quiet forests; Occoneechee Mountain overlooks with great views of sunsets and the Eno River; fishing ponds; picnic areas; geologic formations, including a rock quarry