List of North Carolina state parks
State Recreation Areas
State Recreation Areas are more intensely developed units than State Parks, and they largely encompass lands less sensitive to human activities than State Parks.

List of North Carolina state parks

Section Title: State Recreation Areas
Table Section Text: State Recreation Areas are more intensely developed units than State Parks, and they largely encompass lands less sensitive to human activities than State Parks.

State Recreation Area	Web- site	Region	Counties	Size	Established	Status	Remarks

Falls Lake State Recreation Area	[35]	Piedmont	Wake, Durham	5,035 acres (20.38 km2)	1982	Open	This recreation area is located along the shores of Falls Lake, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built reservoir.

Fort Fisher State Recreation Area	[36]	Coast	New Hanover	287 acres (1.16 km2)	1986	Open	This recreation area is known for its long, sandy beach between the Cape Fear River and the Atlantic Ocean. This is the only unit of the park system that allows four-wheel drive vehicles off road.

Jordan Lake State Recreation Area	[37]	Piedmont	Chatham	4,558 acres (18.45 km2)	1981	Open	This recreation area is located along the shores of Jordan Lake, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built reservoir.

Kerr Lake State Recreation Area	[38]	Piedmont	Vance, Warren	3,376 acres (13.66 km2)	1952	Open	This recreation area is located along the North Carolinian shores of Kerr Lake, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built reservoir, which is along the border of North Carolina and Virginia.

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