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Swimming in North Carolina

Discover 35 state parks offering swimming in North Carolina

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North Carolina State Parks with Swimming

Baldhead Island State Natural Area (North-Carolina)

Baldhead Island State Natural Area

+1 Biking
Carvers Creek State Park

Carvers Creek State Park

+4 Wildlife Watching Mountain Biking Kayaking Biking
people standing on top of chimney rock

Chimney Rock State Park

+1 Waterfall Viewing
Cliffs of the Neuse State Park North Carolina

Cliffs of the Neuse State Park

+4 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Kayaking Biking
sunset over a mountain in a state park near asheville north carolina

Crowders Mountain State Park

+3 Mountain Biking Kayaking Biking
Dismal Swamp State Park North Carolina

Dismal Swamp State Park

+3 Mountain Biking Kayaking Biking
Elk Knob State Park (North Carolina)

Elk Knob State Park

+3 Mountain Biking Kayaking Biking
Eno River State Park (North Carolina)

Eno River State Park

+4 Picnicking Kayaking Paddling Canoeing
Falls Lake State Recreation Area (North Carolina)

Falls Lake State Recreation Area

+4 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Kayaking Biking
Fort Fisher State Recreation Area (North Carolina)

Fort Fisher State Recreation Area

+3 Mountain Biking Kayaking Biking
Fort Macon State Park (North Carolina)

Fort Macon State Park

+3 Mountain Biking Kayaking Biking

Frutchey State Park
Gorges State Park

Gorges State Park

+5 Picnicking Horseback Riding Scenic Overlooks Waterfall Viewing Biking
Grandfather Mountain State Park

Grandfather Mountain State Park

+4 Mountain Biking Backpacking Kayaking Biking
Hammocks Beach State Park (North Carolina)

Hammocks Beach State Park

+2 Paddling Canoeing
Hanging Rock quartzite cliff overhang with panoramic Piedmont view North Carolina

Hanging Rock State Park

+6 Rock Climbing Picnicking Scenic Overlooks Canoeing Waterfall Viewing RV
Haw River State Park (North Carolina)

Haw River State Park

+3 Mountain Biking Kayaking Biking
Jockeys Ridge State Park massive sand dune with hang gliders on Outer Banks

Jockeys Ridge State Park

+5 Windsurfing Kiteboarding Hang Gliding Sandboarding Kayaking
Jones Lake State Park (North Carolina)

Jones Lake State Park

+12 Rock Climbing Wildlife Watching Photography Picnicking Mountain Biking Bird Watching Scenic Overlooks Kayaking Paddling Canoeing RV Biking
Jordan Lake State Recreation Area (North Carolina)

Jordan Lake State Recreation Area

+4 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Kayaking Biking
Kerr Lake State Recreation Area (North Carolina)

Kerr Lake State Recreation Area

+4 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Kayaking Biking
lake in a state park near bryson city north carolina

Lake James State Park

+8 Picnicking Mountain Biking Paddleboarding Scenic Overlooks Kayaking Canoeing Waterfall Viewing Biking
boardwalk by the water at Lake Norman State Park at sunset

Lake Norman State Park

+8 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Paddleboarding Kayaking Paddling Canoeing RV Biking
Lake Waccamaw State Park (North Carolina)

Lake Waccamaw State Park

+3 Mountain Biking Kayaking Biking
Linville Falls Recreation Area (North Carolina)

Linville Falls Recreation Area
Lumber River State Park (North Carolina)

Lumber River State Park

+3 Kayaking Paddling Canoeing

Masonboro Island State Natural Area

+2 Beachcombing Kayaking
Mayo River State Park (North Carolina)

Mayo River State Park

+3 Mountain Biking Kayaking Biking
Medoc Mountain State Park (North Carolina)

Medoc Mountain State Park

+3 Mountain Biking Horseback Riding Biking
Merchants Millpond State Park (North Carolina)

Merchants Millpond State Park

+4 Mountain Biking Kayaking Canoeing Biking
Morrow Mountain State Park (North Carolina)

Morrow Mountain State Park

+3 Wildlife Watching Kayaking RV
Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area (North Carolina)

Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area

+3 Mountain Biking Kayaking Biking
Pettigrew State Park (North Carolina)

Pettigrew State Park

+3 Mountain Biking Kayaking Biking
Rendezvous Mountain State Forest (North Carolina)

Rendezvous Mountain State Forest

+3 Mountain Biking Kayaking Biking
Singletary Lake State Park (North Carolina)

Singletary Lake State Park

+4 Mountain Biking Kayaking Biking Nature

Other Places with Swimming in North Carolina (Not State Parks)

These places are run by a county, city, federal agency, another state agency, a tribe or a private owner, not by North Carolina’s state park system. State park passes, rules and reservations may not apply, so check with the operator before you go.

Cape Hatteras State Park (North-Carolina)

Cape Hatteras State Park

Run by the National Park Service (Cape Hatteras National Seashore)

+6 Photography Picnicking Bird Watching Stargazing Scuba Diving Surfing
Sliding Rock Recreation Area (North Carolina)

Sliding Rock Recreation Area

Run by the USDA Forest Service (Pisgah National Forest)

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