• NPS
• Cape Hatteras National Seashore
• Near Buxton, North Carolina

The National Park Service provides visitors the unique opportunity to climb the Bodie Island Lighthouse. Tours are a great way to experience these historic structures!...

• National Park Service

The sound of ocean waves, the starry night sky, or the calm of the salt marshes, you can experience it all. Shaped by the forces of water, wind, and storms these islands are...

• National Park Service
• Near Atlantic, North Carolina

A boat ride three miles off-shore brings you to the barrier islands of Cape Lookout National Seashore. Horse watching, shelling, fishing, birding, camping, lighthouse...

• NPS
• Cape Lookout National Seashore

Cape Lookout National Seashore, on the southern Outer Banks, is wild, beautiful, and remote. This isolated strip of sand is one of the few remaining undeveloped barrier island...

• NPS
• Cape Lookout National Seashore
• Near Harkers Island, North Carolina

Reservations are not being offered at this time. Please visit the park website for more information. Cape Lookout National Seashore, on the southern Outer Banks, is wild,...

• NPS
• Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
• Near Flat Rock, North Carolina

Carl Sandburg and his family lived in North Carolina from 1945 – 1967. Their home reflects the family’s lifestyle and Carl Sandburg’s work ethic, and includes his library of...

• USDA Forest Service
• Near Auburn, Georgia

• National Park Service
• Near Gadsden, South Carolina

Astonishing biodiversity exists in Congaree National Park, the largest intact expanse of old growth bottomland hardwood forest remaining in the southeastern United States.

• NPS
• Congaree National Park
• Near Hopkins, South Carolina

Congaree National Park is home to a number of different species of fireflies, but it is the synchronized fireflies that lure thousands of people to the park each spring. These...

• NPS
• Congaree National Park
• Near Hopkins, South Carolina

* Congaree National Park is not offering any guided canoe tours at this time. Please visit our canoe and kayak information page for a list of local outfitters providing...

• USDA Forest Service
• Near Columbia, South Carolina

• National Park Service
• Near Cherokee, NC and Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Ridge upon ridge of forest straddles the border between North Carolina and Tennessee in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. World renowned for its diversity of plant and...

• USDA Forest Service
• Near Asheville, North Carolina

• NPS
• Great Smoky Mountains National Park
• Near Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Synchronous fireflies ( Photinus carolinus ) are one of at least 19 species of fireflies that live in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and one of only a few species in the...

• NPS
• Great Smoky Mountains National Park
• Near Tallassee, Tennessee

Abram's Creek Campground is located in a relatively remote area of Great Smoky Mountain National Park. The secluded setting offers visitors the ability to enjoy a multitude...

• NPS
• Great Smoky Mountains National Park
• Near Townsend, Tennessee

Anthony Creek Horse Camp is located near the gently rolling waters of Anthony Creek. Whether blanketed in bright wildflowers in the spring or vivid colors in the fall, the...

• NPS
• Great Smoky Mountains National Park
• Near Gatlinburg, Tennessee

The Appalachian Clubhouse is a historic building constructed in 1934 in the Elkmont Historic District. The structure has been rehabilitated by the National Park Service to...

• USFS
• National Forests in North Carolina
• Near Troy, North Carolina

Arrowhead Campground lies in the Badin Lake Recreation Area, a hub for outdoor activities in central North Carolina's Uwharrie National Forest. The variety of sites in the...

• USFS
• Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest
• Near Helen, Georgia

Andrews Cove Recreation Area in White County offers a cool mountain stream and a peaceful atmosphere with a short 1.9-mile hike along the Andrews Cove trail that starts a...

• USFS
• National Forests in North Carolina
• Near Troy, North Carolina

Badin Lake Campground borders the lakeshore and sits within a shaded forest, offering a year-round retreat for swimmers, boaters and anglers in central North Carolina's...