Catalog: Find a State Park Access

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Picnic table at a campsite at the Alleghany access of New River

New River State Park – Alleghany Access

Location: Alleghany County, 39 miles northeast of Boone

At the park, you can find: 26.5 miles of the New River; the hellbender salamander; 14 rare and threatened species of flora

Highlights at this access: paddle-in access only; hiking trails; use Kings Creek access for parking

The fishing pier at Cypress Point access of Pettigrew State Park

Pettigrew State Park – Cypress Point Access

Location: Washington County, 71 miles northeast of Greenville

At the park, you can find: wintering tundra swans from November to February; Lake Phelps; Somerset Place state historic site; Scuppernong River

Highlights at this access: fishing pier, biking, picnic area, paddling launch

Purple sunset skies over Lake Phelps, from the Pocosin overlook at Pettigrew State Park

Pettigrew State Park – Pocosin Natural Area

Location: Washington County, 71 miles northeast of Greenville

At the park, you can find: wintering tundra swans from November to February; Lake Phelps; Somerset Place state historic site; Scuppernong River

Highlights at this access: Pocosin overlook, south shore of Lake Phelps

Meadow at the Pilot Creek access at Pilot Mountain State Park

Pilot Mountain State Park – Pilot Creek Access

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