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Natural Heritage Trail

Natural Treasures
National Forests
National Parks
Blue Ridge Parkway
Carl Sandburg Home
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Overmountain Victory Historic Trail
State Parks & Forests
Appalachian Trail
Scenic Byways
Biodiversity

National Parks


The Blue Ridge National Heritage Area is home to the two most-visited National Park lands in the country:

• Blue Ridge Parkway – 252 miles of scenic roadway winding through the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

• Great Smoky Mountains National Park – a half million+ acre park renowned for its biodiversity, old growth forests, historic farm sites and abundant recreation opportunities.

The North Carolina mountains also feature a National Historic Site and National Historic Trail administered by the National Park Service:

• Carl Sandburg Home – a 264-acre farm in Flat Rock, NC which was home to the esteemed author and poet.

• Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail – a 330-mile driving trail commemorating the marching route of citizen militia to the pivotal Battle of King's Mountain during the Revolutionary War.