National parks in North Carolina
There are 13 National parks in North Carolina . Only the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a traditional park. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is also a World Heritage Site . Other parks include heritage areas, historic sites, national seashores, historic trails, and memorials managed by the National Park Service . Several of the parks include other states besides North Carolina.[1] [2]
Cape Hatteras National Seashore Cape Lookout Lighthouse Carl Sandburg house Overmountain Trail near Grassy Ridge Bald Wright Brothers Memorial Park Date Established as National Site Coordinates Appalachian Trail 1920s 35°02′08″N 83°32′17″W / 35.035482°N 83.537977°W / 35.035482; -83.537977 (Appalachian Trail at Standing Indian Mountain ) , 35°27′8″N 83°48′17″W / 35.45222°N 83.80472°W / 35.45222; -83.80472 (Appalachian Trail: Fontana Dam ) Blue Ridge Parkway September 11, 1935 36°31′07″N 80°56′09″W / 36.51861°N 80.93583°W / 36.51861; -80.93583 (Appalachian Trail: Ashville ) Blue Ridge National Heritage Area November 20, 2003 35°33′57″N 82°29′09″W / 35.565920°N 82.485834°W / 35.565920; -82.485834 (Blue Ridge National Heritage Area ) Cape Hatteras National Seashore August 17, 1937 35°18′13″N 75°30′41″W / 35.30361°N 75.51139°W / 35.30361; -75.51139 (Cape Hatteras National Seashore ) Cape Lookout National Seashore March 10, 1966 34°36′19″N 76°32′11″W / 34.60528°N 76.53639°W / 34.60528; -76.53639 (Cape Lookout National Seashore ) Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site October 17, 1968 35°16′4″N 82°27′6″W / 35.26778°N 82.45167°W / 35.26778; -82.45167 (Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site ) Fort Raleigh National Historic Site April 5, 1941 35°56′18″N 75°42′32″W / 35.93833°N 75.70889°W / 35.93833; -75.70889 (Fort Raleigh National Historic Site ) Great Smoky Mountains National Park June 15, 1934 35°36′N 83°31′W / 35.600°N 83.517°W / 35.600; -83.517 (Great Smoky Mountains National Park ) Guilford Courthouse National Military Park March 2, 1917 36°7′53″N 79°50′47″W / 36.13139°N 79.84639°W / 36.13139; -79.84639 (Guilford Courthouse National Military Park ) Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor October 12, 2006 coast of North Carolina Moores Creek National Battlefield October 15, 1966 34°27′29″N 78°06′34″W / 34.45806°N 78.10944°W / 34.45806; -78.10944 (Moores Creek National Battlefield ) Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail September 1980 36°20′55″N 82°12′38″W / 36.348720°N 82.210688°W / 36.348720; -82.210688 (Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail ) Trail of Tears National Historic Trail 1987 35°58′7″N 83°36′15″W / 35.96861°N 83.60417°W / 35.96861; -83.60417 Wright Brothers National Memorial March 2, 1927 36°00′51″N 75°40′04″W / 36.0143°N 75.6679°W / 36.0143; -75.6679 (Wright Brothers National Memorial )
See also List of National Natural Landmarks in North Carolina
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