Topics Related to Lake Norman State Park

April 1, 2025, 9am - August 31, 2025, 5pm
All month long at Lake Norman State Park!
State Parks Director Brian Strong provides additional information on post-Helene rescue and recovery efforts and the status of western state parks.
Veterans with service-related disabilities are now eligible to apply to receive a free Annual Pass to North Carolina State Parks.
Carolina Beach, Hammocks Beach, Hanging Rock, Jockey's Ridge, Jones Lake, Lake James, Lake Norman, Morrow Mountain, and Pilot Mountain state parks; Falls Lake State Recreation Area; and Salmon Creek State Natural Area are hosting the paddling instruction events for National Safe Boating Week 2024.
Lake Norman State Park will host an event on Saturday, April 20, and Eno River State Park on Saturday, April 27.
M. Scott Avis has been named as the new south district superintendent, overseeing 11 parks in the North Carolina state parks system.
All campers at Lake Norman State Park should follow the boil water advisory instructions before using water.
This July, we have an exciting new visitor at Lake Norman State Park!
Several North Carolina state parks, in partnership with the North Carolina chapter of the American Canoe Association (ACA) and the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, will offer low-cost kayaking instruction at state parks statewide Saturday, May 20. The event is in celebration of National Safe Boating Week, which begins the same day. The event follows a collaboration between the ACA and the state of Tennessee in 2022, which hosted more than 170 participants and earned a Four-Star Award for an innovative program from the Tennessee Recreation and Parks Association.