Best Parks in North Carolina

Below is the list of Best Parks in North Carolina. The number one park is Paramount's Carowinds in Charlotte. The next few parks in the top 5 are Heritage Square in Fayetteville, Jungle Rapids Family Fun Park in Wilmington, Linville Gorge Wilderness in Linville Falls and North Carolina Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill. Worth mentioning are Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, Eno River State Park, and 3 others. For more parks in North Carolina see the city links below including Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham, Fayetteville and Wilmington.

Top 10 Parks in North Carolina

1. Paramount's Carowinds
   14523 Carowinds Blvd, Charlotte, NC, 28273  • 800-888-4386
   
   • 172 Reviews • 3 Sources

   
   
2. Heritage Square
   225 Dick St., Fayetteville, NC 28301  • 602-262-5029
   
   • 43 Reviews • 3 Sources

   
   
3. Jungle Rapids Family Fun Park
   5320 Oleander Drive, Wilmington, NC, 28403  • 910-791-0666
   
   • 21 Reviews • 2 Sources

   
   
4. Linville Gorge Wilderness
   Gingercake Road, Linville Falls, NC 28647,  • 828-652-2144
   
   • 9 Reviews • 2 Sources

   
   
5. North Carolina Botanical Garden
   Cameron Ave. And Raleigh St., UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC,  • 919-/-962-0522
   
   • 8 Reviews • 2 Sources

   
   
6. Cape Lookout National Seashore
   131 Charles Street, Harkers Island, NC, 28531  • 252-728-2250
   
   • 6 Reviews • 2 Sources

   
   
7. Carolina Beach State Park
   1010 State Park Road, Carolina Beach, NC 28428  • 910-458-8206
   
   • 4 Reviews • 3 Sources

   
   
8. Grandfather Mountain
   2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC 28646,  • 828-733-2013
   
   • 13 Reviews • 4 Sources

   
   
9. Jockey's Ridge State Park
   Nags Head, NC 27959  • 252-441-7132
   
   • 9 Reviews • 3 Sources

   
   
10. Tryon Palace Historic Sites and Gardens
    610 Pollock St, New Bern, NC, USA  • 1-(252)-514-4900
    
    • 6 Reviews • 2 Sources

    
    

Honorable Mentions for Parks in North Carolina

• Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
  1928 Little River Rd., Flat Rock, Flat Rock, NC,  • 828-/-693-4178
  


• Eno River State Park
  6101 Cole Mill Rd., Durham, NC 27705  • 919-383-1686
  


• Fort Fisher State Recreation Area
  Kure Beach, NC,  • 910-458-5798
  


• Fort Macon State Park
  PO Box 127, Atlantic Beach, NC 28512,  • 1-(252)-726-3775
  


• Independence Park
  300 Hawthorne Ln,Charlotte,NC,28263  • 704-336-2884