Prescribed Burns Scheduled
Learn more about the scheduled prescribed burns at Pilot Mountain throughout the year.
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Saturday, March 2, 2019 - 2:00pm
Saturday, March 9, 2019 - 6:30pm
Saturday, March 16, 2019 - 10:00am
Summit Area Closed - Ice
Road to the summit of Pilot Mountain State Park will remained closed due to ice on the road and unsafe driving conditions.
Last updated on: Wednesday, February 20, 2019 Bridle Trails Closed
Bridle trails are closed to horses due to wet and unfavorable conditions. Trails will remain closed until sufficient drying has occurred. Hiking these trails is permitted.
Last updated on: Sunday, February 17, 2019Park News
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PARK PRESCRIBED BURN INFORMATION BLOG
Pilot Mountain State Park uses prescribed fire or controlled burns as a management tool to restore healthy forest and grassland communities and to reduce woody fuel in the event of a wildfire. Historically, most areas of the landscape of the Piedmont of North Carolina experienced low to moderate severity fires from lightning on average once every five years. Information gathered from fire scars and tree rings on Pilot Mountain indicate that fire was at least that frequent on the exposed portions of the mountain.
Contact:
1792 Pilot Knob Park Road
Pinnacle, NC 27043
336-325-2355
pilot.mountain@ncparks.gov
GPS: 36.341276, -80.462930
*MOUNTAIN SECTION:
- December to February:
8:00am to 6:00pm
- March to April:
7:00am to 8:00pm
- May to September:
7:00am to 9:00pm
- October:
7:00am to 8:00pm
- November:
7:00am to 6:00pm
Closed Christmas Day
*MOUNTAIN SECTION CAMPGROUND GATE:
- March to April:
7:00am to 9:00pm
- May to September:
7:00am to 10:00pm
- October:
7:00am to 9:00pm
- November:
7:00am to 8:00pm
Closed Christmas Day
*RIVER SECTION:
- November to February:
8:30am to 5:00pm
- March to April:
8:30am to 7:00pm
- May to September:
8:30am to 8:00pm
- October:
8:30am to 7:00pm
Closed Christmas Day
*PLEASE NOTE: The Bean Shoals and Ivy Bluff accesses at the river section are 10 and 20 miles, respectively, from the mountain section of the park and have different operating hours. Gates are locked promptly at closing. There is no gate entry before or after hours, including campgrounds, except in the case of a medical or law enforcement emergency. No vehicles other than those registered to campers may be left in the park overnight.
PARK OFFICE HOURS:
8:00am to 4:30pm – daily
Closed Christmas Day