Friends Groups

Supporting North Carolina State Parks since 1973

Friends of State Parks is a nonprofit citizen organization supporting, promoting, and advocating for the North Carolina State Park system as a whole. Visit their website for more information.  

For a limited time, receive a complimentary 1-year membership if you have or get a specialty Friends of State Parks license plate.

There are currently more than 28 friends groups supporting individual parks throughout North Carolina. These groups provide support by volunteering, educating visitors, hosting events and raising funds for specific park projects.

Support your favorite park:

• B. W. Wells Association (Falls Lake)
• Eno River Association
• Friends of the Bay Lakes
• Friends of Chimney Rock State Park
• Friends of Cliffs of the Neuse State Park
• Friends of Crowders Mountain State Park
• Friends of Dismal Swamp State Park
• Friends of Fort Macon State Park
• Friends of Goose Creek State Park
• Friends of Gorges State Park
• Friends of the Hammocks and Bear Island, Inc.
• Friends of Haw River State Park
• Friends of High Country State Parks (Elk Knob, Grandfather Mountain, Mount Jefferson, New River state parks)
• Friends of Jockey's Ridge State Park
• Friends of Lake James State Park
• Friends of Lake Norman State Park
• Friends of Lake Waccamaw State Park
• Friends of Lower Haw River State Natural Area
• Friends of Lumber River State Park
• Friends of Mayo River State Park
• Friends of Medoc Mountain State Park
• Friends of Merchants Millpond State Park
• Friends of Morrow Mountain State Park
• Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail
• NC High Peaks Trail Association (Mount Mitchell State Park)
• Friends of Pettigrew State Park
• Friends of Pleasure Island State Parks (Carolina Beach and Fort Fisher)
• Friends of Raven Rock State Park
• Friends of Sauratown Mountains (Hanging Rock and Pilot Mountain state parks)
• Friends of South Mountains State Park
• The Umstead Coalition
• Friends of Weymouth Woods Nature Preserve