NORTH CAROLINA STATE PARKS See the beauty of the Tar Heel State.

Medoc Mountain State Park By Carlos And Kevin

A quiet place.  Medoc Mountain is not really a Mountain at all.  Animals are having peace,calm and quiet while plants are opening and dancing.  Kevin, I would rest while birds are chirping and singing.  Carlos, I would climb trees, go swimming, and hear the animals play and sing.

Carolina Beach State Park By Toni and Jaime

The Carolina Beach with fun  The Indians used to rule the Carolina Beach until they were defeated.  If you are going fishing you can catch a Stripe Bass fish or a Sheep Shad fish.  There is a plant that catches flies and insects at the State Park.  Sometime you can go swimming.  There are long leaf pines. They is beautiful.

Lake Waccamaw State Park By Lauryn And Brittany

 Lake Waccamaw is a tea-colored lake that is home to plants and animals there are no where else in the world.  It has 9,000 acres of lake with 14 miles of shoreline.  Some rare plants found there are the Venus-hair fern, green-fly orchid, seven-angled pipewort, narrowleaf yellow pondlily and water arrowhead

New River State Park By Charlotte

A National Scenic River By Charlotte  New River is one of the oldest rivers in North America.  There are many hardwoods, pines, and wildflowers thanks to very fertile soil. Many rare plants grow there like rattlesnake root.  The New River dates back to a time before the mountains – millions of years ago.  If I could go for the day I would love to canoe down the river, through the mountains, and see the trees and flowers.

Jones Lake State Park By Shane And John

A Great Geological Mystery By Mac And Michael  Jones Lake is on of the Carolina bays – one of the greatest geological mysteries of the eastern U.S.  The bays are called that because the sweet bay, loblolly bay, and red bay that grow around them.  It was named for a justice of the peace in the mid – 1700s.  If I could go there I would like to go at night where people gather to view meteor showers.

Dismal Swamp State Park By Michael M.

The Perfect Place  Great Dismal Swamp is a great place to relax and unwind.  It is home to many rare insects and animals.  Some scientists believe it was formed when a continental shelf made it’s last shift.  If we could go there we would go swimming first. (The water isn’t that dirty!) Then we would go fishing and go home.

Falls Lake State Park By Brandon

A Peaceful Paradise  Falls Lake State Park give people in Raleigh a place to go and relax.  Animals like dear and rabbit are found there. At night you can hear great-horned, barred, and screech owls. Cool!!  Fall Lake was created by a dam in 1978 to keep the area from flooding and store water for people in the area.  If I could go to the park I would like to go at night to hear the owls.

Mt. Mitchell State Park By Morgan And Justyna

A extraordinary place! More than 1 billion years ago the Black Mountains were formed Mount Mitchell is the tallest peak out of all the Black Mountains. The climate of the Black Mountains is more like Canada than North Carolina. A wild flower in Mount Mitchell is a ox-eye daisy

Gorges State Park By Autumn And Sarah

Gorges State Park By Autumn And Sarah  Gorges State Park only became a park in  It has waterfalls, rugged river gorges, sheer rock wall all in one park.  Industry – Duke Energy Corporation, environmental community, and Transylvania County went together to get the park.  Since it is more like a tropical rainforest with plants from the tropics I would like to spend the week and pretend I am on vacation.

Haw River State Park By Rasheem And Javon

A Paradise By Rasheem And Ja’Von  Parents send their 2 nd – 6 th grade students there in the summer for camp  This is the first ever residential environmental education program in N.C. State Park history.  You can learn about animal adaptation, forest ecology, fox, rabbit and coyote.  If we could go for the day… we would like to stay for the week and go to camp!!

Occoneechee State Park By Austin And Justin

Important Natural Area in the Triangle  Occoneechee Mountain is the highest point in Orange County.  Some animal like the brown elfin butterfly are found here. They usually live 100 miles away in the mountains.  It was named for the Occaneechi Indians that lived near by.  There is not much to do but hike and fish. I would like to catch a bass.

Jockey’s Ridge State Park By Caleb And Ryan

A Great Big Sandbox  Jockey’s Ridge is a great place for a summer vacation.  The park is filled with animals and plants such as mice and the Dogwood.  Jockey’s Ridge was a landmark for explorers in early1800s.  Ryan would go play in the sand dunes. Caleb would build huge castle, then hang glide.

Where in the State are Those Parks?

Parks Sorted by Region Coastal PlainsPiedmontMountains Carolina BeachMedoc MountainGorges Dismal SwampOcconeecheMt. Mitchell Jockey’s RidgeHaw RiverNew River Jones LakeFalls Lake Lake Waccamaw

Pictures Used in Presentation Medoc Mountain, Jones Lake, Lake Waccamaw, Gorges, Falls Lake, Mt. Mitchell, New River, Haw River – NC State Parks site Dismal Swamp – by Viki tgaw at Flicker Jockey’s Ridge, Classroom map – by Terri Hawley