First Day Hikes 2019 brought 3,859 people to North Carolina’s state parks. Hundreds of dogs, at least two llamas and a goat joined their human companions on various hikes across the state. Here are a few photos of us having fun!
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First Day Hikes: A day in photos
01/03/2019 - 2:58pm
Ranger David Brown Wins Top Science Education Award
12/05/2018 - 2:15pm
Carvers Creek Burns Bright
10/11/2018 - 2:00pm
New Mountains-to-Sea Trail segment completes path from Clingmans Dome to Stone Mountain
10/08/2018 - 4:28pm
Where the River Meets the Rock
09/13/2018 - 10:00am
Colossal Canoes for Little Learners...and YOU!
08/21/2018 - 9:36am
Thanks to Friends of State Parks, we now have two 29-foot, 14 passenger canoes for educational programs across your state park system.
Colossal Canoes for Little Learners…and YOU!
08/21/2018 - 9:00am
Hiking for the Health of It
05/10/2018 - 9:26am
By: Kris Anne Bonifacio, Special Programs Coordinator, N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation
While hiking on the Equestrian Trail at Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve, Drae Wright took in the surrounding longleaf pine forest and the blue sky above and an idea came to her: “I should do more of this. I really need the exercise and the outdoors. Why not pick a bigger goal and make it an adventure? How about all the trails in all the state parks?”
Year of the Fish: Get Hooked on NC State Parks!
05/02/2018 - 9:15am
By: Brian Bockhahn, Regional Education Specialist, N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation
It is the Year of the Fish in North Carolina State Parks! Programs, festivals, and events throughout the state this year will celebrate this theme. We invite you all to join us at some of these events and Get Hooked on NC State Parks!
Inclined to Stay: Cliffs of the Neuse State Park
03/22/2018 - 1:04pm
By: Katie Hall, Public Information Officer, North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation
You know those days that are sunny but not hot; breezy but not cold; everything feels just right? The kind of day that, with one deep breath, seems to wash away the troubles of the world and make you just happy to be alive? That was the kind of day I enjoyed for my first hike at Cliffs of the Neuse State Park. I hope you’re lucky enough to experience the park on a day like I did.