The State of North Carolina has a group of protected areas known as the North Carolina State Park System, which is managed by the North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation (NCDPR), an agency of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (NCDNCR). Units of the system can only be established by an act of the General Assembly of North Carolina. The park system began in 1916 when the summit of Mount Mitchell became first state park in the Southeastern United States.
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External links
- NC State Parks home page
- Size of the North Carolina State Park System (Updated biannually)
- NC General Statute § 143‑260.10. Components of State Nature and Historic Preserve.