Early fall is one of the best times to view spiders, since many of them are all grown up! Keep an eye (or eight) on the program calendar throughout the rest of 2017 for fun programs with our eight-legged friends!
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What's new to explore in N.C. state parks?
Play,Learn,Discover!
Rainy day? Looking to rest your feet after a hike on the trails?
Check out the new Sandhills Discovery Room
at Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preserve!
A grand opening was held on July 29th and we have already had hundreds of visitors enjoying it. This fun-filled room has so many different opportunities to learn about the outdoors, even when you’re indoors. You can use a microscope to look at little things up close like butterfly wings, or snake skin, or feathers. You can put on a puppet show with animals. You can play games, read books, put together puzzles, crawl through an underground tunnel, dress like a park ranger, and more! There are even some comfy rocking chairs looking out over our bird feeders that your parents can relax in while you explore. And when you’re ready to get back outside, we have plenty of trails for you to hike. You never know, you might just find some of the things out in the park that you were learning about in the Discovery Room!
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September 23 - 30th - Take a Child Outside Week!
Join park rangers in programs such as salamander hikes and canoe trips at Lake James, wagon rides at Dismal Swamp, painting the mountain at Mount Jefferson, musket demos at Fort Macon, hawk watching at Pilot Mountain, and MORE!! https://www.ncparks.gov/take-child-outside-week
Look to get outside and explore at a park near you!
Lake Norman State Park
Jordan Lake State Rec. Area
Chimney Rock State Park
Fort Macon State Park
Pilot Mountain State Park
Eno River State Park
Stone Mountain State Park
Hammocks Beach State Park
Morrow Mountain State Park
Crowders Mountain State Park
Medoc Mountain State Park
Mount Jefferson State Natural Area
Pettigrew State Park
Lake James State Park
Dismal Swamp State Park
Jockeys Ridge State Park
