Location: Bladen County, 35 miles southeast of Fayetteville
You can find: two Carolina bay lakes: Jones Lake and Salters Lake; red-cockaded woodpeckers that live in the bay forest
Highlights: full hook-up RV camping; tea-colored waters of the lake; long hikes on easy trails; swim beach; picnic shelter; boat rentals
Location: Dare County, in the Outer Banks
At the park, you can find: the tallest living sand dune on the Atlantic coast, gray fox, American beach grass, and fulgurites
Highlights at this access: wetlands, grassy dunes, maritime thickets; swim beach on Roanoke Sound; kiteboarding; windsurfing; paddling access
Location: Dare County, in the Outer Banks
At the park, you can find: the tallest living sand dune on the Atlantic coast, gray fox, American beach grass, and fulgurites
Highlights at this access: big dunes; hiking on sand; hang gliding; picnicking; visitor center; exhibits
Location: Guilford County, 12 miles north of downtown Greensboro
At the park, you can find: floodplain swamp, great blue heron, and rusty red iron ore
Highlights at this access: hiking through wetlands, old farm field, surface-level iron ore deposits, and remnants of an iron ore mining pit; picnic areas
Location: Rockingham County, 14 miles north of downtown Greensboro
At the park, you can find: floodplain swamp, great blue heron, and rusty red iron ore
Highlights at this access: conference center and residential environmental education facilities; wetlands boardwalk to the headwaters of the Haw River
Location: Stokes County, 30 miles north of Winston-Salem
At this park, you can find: rock outcroppings with scenic vistas, Schweinitz's sunflower, and Wehrle's salamander
Highlights at this access: single-track mountain biking with rock ledges, fast flow, stream crossings and views of Sauratown Mountains
Location: Stokes County, 27 miles north of Winston-Salem
At this park, you can find: rock outcroppings with scenic vistas, Schweinitz's sunflower, and Wehrle's salamander
Highlights at this access: rock climbing on Moore's Wall; half a mile from Tory's Den parking area
Location: Stokes County, 27 miles north of Winston-Salem
At this park, you can find: rock outcroppings with scenic vistas, Schweinitz's sunflower, and Wehrle's salamander
Highlights at this access: Tory's Den Cave and Tory's Falls; access to hiking and horseback riding trails; connects to main access via Tory's Den Trail
Location: Stokes County, 30 miles north of Winston-Salem
At this park, you can find: rock outcroppings with scenic vistas, Schweinitz's sunflower, and Wehrle's salamander
Highlights at this access: paddling access on the Dan; easy, riverside trail; connects to main access via Indian Creek Trail
Location: Stokes County, 30 miles north of Winston-Salem
At this park, you can find: rock outcroppings with scenic vistas, Schweinitz's sunflower, and Wehrle's salamander
Highlights at this access: short, moderate hike to Lower Cascades Falls; parking area 1 mile from main entrance gate