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.

An update on the North Carolina’s state parks that are closed after Hurricane Helene and info on when they are expected to open again. North Carolina 13 state parks closed in Western NC ...

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.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Governor Roy Cooper announced $17.9 million in grants to fund 46 local parks and recreation projects across the state through the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund.