Five NC State parks damaged by Hurricane Helene will reopen, at least partially, on Friday. The soon-to-open parks are: Grandfather Mountain, Gorges, Crowders Mountain, Lake Norman and Rendezvous ...

The N.C. State Parks system is raising some user fees for its facilities across the state to reflect increased costs of operation. The state Division of Natural and Cultural Resources announced the ...

The fallen trees that blocked the road in South Mountains State Park are cut up now and piled in the parking lots. The 33-stall barn in the equestrian campground survived untouched by the remnants of ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Four NC state parks ranked among top U.S. parks for value stays in 2025. Pilot Mountain and Grandfather Mountain parks earned top-20 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Crowders Mountain State Park in Kings Mountain, N.C., on Tuesday, October 25, 2022. (Khadejeh Nikouyeh/Knikouyeh@charlotteobserver ...

Victoria Taylor and her daughter Emma Grace, 12, light sparklers at one of the cabin rental sites in the family campground at Lake Norman State Park in Troutman. Cabin rental prices will stay the same ...

Crowders Mountain State Park in Kings Mountain, N.C., on Tuesday, October 25, 2022. Khadejeh Nikouyeh Knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com Five NC State parks damaged by Hurricane Helene will reopen, at ...