Green Parks In NC

These North Carolina parks have met or exceeded the standard for recognition in the NC GreenTravel Initiative as a green park. Parks are awarded recognition on a scale of one to three dogwood blossoms based on their level of environmental stewardship, with three blossoms being the highest.

Application form for sustainable parks

    Annie Louise Wilkerson, M.D. Nature Preserve - Raleigh

   Chimney Rock State Park - Chimney Rock

  Crowders Mountain State Park - Kings Mountain

   Elk Knob State Park - Todd

    Falls Lake State Recreation Area - Wake Forest 

    Gorges State Park - Sapphire

    Grandfather Mountain State Park - Linville

    Hanging Rock State Park - Danbury

    Lake Waccamaw State Park - Lake Waccamaw

    Medoc Mountain State Park - Hollister

  Merchants Millpond State Park - Gatesville

    New River State Park - Laurel Springs

    Raven Rock State Park - Lillington

    River Park North - Greenville

    Singletary Lake State Park - Kelly

  South Mountains State Park - Connelly Springs