Location: Wake County, 20 miles north of downtown Raleigh
At the park, you can find: 12,000-acre Falls Lake reservoir and monarch butterflies in the spring and fall
Highlights at this access: mountain bike trails; accessible fishing and swim beach; non-gas boating on Beaverdam Lake; easy hiking trails
Location: Wake County, 9 miles northwest of downtown Raleigh
At the park, you can find: the marbled salamander and the Jack-in-the-pulpit
Highlights at this access: Reedy Creek Lake; millstone marker for an old grist mill; group campsites; picnic shelter with stone deck
Location: Wake County, 11 miles northwest of downtown Raleigh
At the park, you can find: the marbled salamander and the Jack-in-the-pulpit
Highlights at this access: Big Lake and Sycamore Lake; campsites; boat rentals; group camps; visitor center; horse trailer parking; Sycamore Bridge over Sycamore Creek
Location: Moore County, 37 miles west of Fayetteville
You can find: the oldest known living longleaf pine tree; red cockaded woodpecker; fox squirrel; Sandhills pyxie-moss
Highlights: easy hiking through longleaf pine forests; Sandhills Discovery Room; access to Boyd and Paint Hill tracts (contact park staff)
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: fishing access; paddling launch for the Yadkin River
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