Updated Monday, March 30: NC State Parks status during COVID-19 pandemic
Posted on: Monday, March 30, 2020 - 2:54pm |
1792 Pilot Knob Park Road
Pinnacle, NC 27043
336-325-2355
pilot.mountain@ncparks.gov
*PLEASE NOTE: 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.
Surry County has declared a state of emergency and requests that tourists do not visit at this time. To support this and the Governor's Executive Order, please note the status of the following areas at Pilot Mountain State park:
THE MOUNTAIN IS CLOSED due to overcrowding of the summit area . The summit parking area, picnic area, and climbing area are closed.
You may not park on the road shoulder, block gates, or impede traffic and walk into the park. Your vehicle will be subject to citation and or towing. Entering a state park when it is closed is second degree tresspassing.
This is a temporary closure to limit the spread of COVID-19 through large crowds. Please be flexible and patient. A small inconvenience to your recreational plans now can help slow the spread of this disease and prevent emergency response agencies and local hospitals from being overwhelmed.
Campgrounds are closed. Park office and all restrooms are CLOSED.
To reach the park staff, please call 336-325-2355 or email us at pilot.mountain@ncparks.gov.
Last updated on: Wednesday, March 25, 2020Each of North Carolina’s state parks has special events during the year and news about facilities, trails, staff and park supporters. And, visitors are frequently finding new ways to explore a park’s unique cultural and natural resources. Check these pages to keep abreast of the news at your favorite parks.
UNC School of Media and Journalism students produced a segment for UNC-TV that looks at how drones are used by researchers and park staff at Pilot Mountain State Park to track animal population.
Learn more about the scheduled prescribed burns at Pilot Mountain throughout the year.
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.
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