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Map of state parks with campgrounds; see text below.New RiverStone MountainKerr LakeFalls LakeMount MitchellSouth MountainsCrowders MountainLumber RiverCarolina BeachCliffs of the NeuseLake WaccamawHammocks BeachJones LakeRaven RockGoose CreekPettigrewMorrow MountainLake JamesLake NormanJordan LakeHanging RockPilot MountainUmsteadEno RiverMerchants MillpondMedoc Mountain

 

 

North Carolina state parks are an excellent place to pitch your tent. From backpacking sites to family campgrounds, our parks offer a diversity of opportunities to enjoy an overnight stay. Click on the name of a park on the map above or on the list below to visit that park's home page.

 

 

Backpacking
$9 per night, pit toilets nearby
Cliffs of the Neuse State Park*
Eno River State Park
Merchants Millpond State Park
Morrow Mountain State Park
Raven Rock State Park
South Mountains State Park
Stone Mountain State Park

*Water available from a nearby hand pump.

Camping
$9 per night, pit toilets nearby
Mount Mitchell State Park

Campsites with drinking water
$9 per night, pit toilets nearby
Crowders Mountain State Park
Goose Creek State Park
Hammocks Beach State Park
Lumber River State Park
Pettigrew State Park
South Mountains State Park

Campsites with drinking water and showers
$15 per night, $10 for senior citizens ages 62 and older
Carolina Beach State Park
Hanging Rock State Park
Jones Lakes State Park
Lake James State Park
Lake Norman State Park
Medoc Mountain State Park
Merchants Millpond State Park
Morrow Mountain State Park
New River State Park
Pilot Mountain State Park
Stone Mountain State Park
William B. Umstead State Park

 

Campsites with drinking water, showers and electric hookups
$20 per night, $14 for senior citizens ages 62 and older
Falls Lake State Recreation Area
Jones Lakes State Park (one campsite only)
Jordan Lake State Recreation Area
Kerr Lake State Recreation Area

Group camping
$1 per person per night with an $9 minimum for primitive group tent camping with pit toilets.
Carolina Beach State Park
Cliffs of the Neuse State Park
Crowders Mountain State Park
Eno River State Park
Goose Creek State Park
Hammocks Beach State Park
Hanging Rock State Park
Jones Lake State Park
Lake Norman State Park
Lake Waccamaw State Park
Lumber River State Park
Merchants Millpond State Park
Pettigrew State Park
Raven Rock State Park
South Mountains State Park
Stone Mountain State Park
William B. Umstead State Park

$40 per day with a 35-person capacity; $50 per day for sites with a 50-person capacity. $105 per day for sites with a 100-person capacity. Water, restrooms and shower facilities nearby.
Falls Lake State Recreation Area
Jordan Lake State Recreation Area
Kerr Lake State Recreation Area

Medoc Mountain State Park
Morrow Mountain State Park

N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation; MSC 1615, Raleigh, NC  zip code 27604; phone (919) 733-4181