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.

North Carolina is home to the country's most popular national park-- the Great Smoky Mountains. Located in North Carolina and Tennessee, the 522,419 acre park (that's 816 square miles) is also a ...

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site in North Carolina protects and preserves the known portions of England's first New World Settlements that occurred from 1584 to 1590 known as the Roanoke Colony ...

Visitors to national parks and forests from North Carolina’s mountains to its coast could notice a drop in services because of wholesale federal job cuts by the Trump administration, experts say ...

North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Parkway ranks as America’s most-visited national park again by: Addy Bink. Posted: Feb 25, 2024 / 09:19 AM EST. ... both national parks, as well as these 18 sites: ...

The National Parks Conservation Association is proud to call him one of ours.” Statement of Jeff Hunter, Senior Program Manager for the National Parks Conservation Association: “I am honored and ...

National parks visitors spent $26.4 billion in gateway regions in 2023, ... The Great Smoky Mountains, which are divided between Tennessee and North Carolina, ...

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.