Planning your visit to a North Carolina state park to view the spectacular colors of the changing fall leaves? Or maybe you’re still working to complete your N.C. State Parks Passport.
Whatever your plans to visit an N.C. State Park, the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources wants to ensure your visit is a safe one.
The department recently released a video designed to help visitors stay safe while swimming, boating, hiking and rock climbing in state parks.
“The very things that make our parks so attractive – the outdoor scenic beauty and amazing recreational opportunities – can also make them hazardous,” said Natural and Cultural Resources Secretary Susan Kluttz. “Governor Pat McCrory and I want all our visitors to be safe while enjoying state parks. This new video features some of N.C.’s own park rangers providing common-sense tips everyone can use, whether you’re visiting a park in the mountains, the piedmont or the coast.”
About the North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation
The Division of Parks and Recreation manages more than 230,000 acres of iconic landscape within North Carolina’s state parks, state recreation areas and state natural areas. It administers the N.C. Parks and Recreation Trust Fund, including its local grants program, as well as a state trails program, North Carolina Natural and Scenic Rivers and more, all with a mission dedicated to conservation, recreation and education. The state parks system welcomes more than 17 million visitors annually and celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2016.
About the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
The N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (NCDNCR) is the state agency with a vision to be the leader in using the state’s natural and cultural resources to build the social, cultural, educational and economic future of North Carolina. Led by Secretary Susan Kluttz, NCDNCR’s mission is to improve the quality of life in our state by creating opportunities to experience excellence in the arts, history, libraries and nature in North Carolina by stimulating learning, inspiring creativity, preserving the state’s history, conserving the state’s natural heritage, encouraging recreation and cultural tourism, and promoting economic development.
NCDNCR includes 27 historic sites, seven history museums, two art museums, two science museums, three aquariums and Jennette’s Pier, 39 state parks and recreation areas, the N.C. Zoo, the nation’s first state-supported Symphony Orchestra, the State Library, the State Archives, the N.C. Arts Council, State Preservation Office and the Office of State Archaeology, along with the Division of Land and Water Stewardship. For more information, please call (919) 807-7300 or visit www.ncdcr.gov.