There are 10 National Parks in North Carolina with over 18 million visitors a year. These visitors produce over 1.2 billion ...

NORTH CAROLINA, USA — North Carolina’s national parks have been impacted by recent layoffs within the National Park Service (NPS), with multiple sites experiencing cuts to probationary employees.

Closed indefinitely from milepost 217 to milepost 469, from the Virginia and North Carolina state line down to U.S. 441 in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Blowing Rock Closed.

The big picture: North Carolina’s 10 national parks, trails, and historic sites are a boost for the state’s economy, generating $2.6 billion in 2023, per a 2024 federal report.