Hammock Hanging Sites in North Carolina

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3	This is a group effort. Use the information at your own risk.					All NC State Parks that allow camping allow hammocks. However not all State Parks with camp sites are hammock friendly due to lack of trees, underbrush ect
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8	Carolina Beach State Park	Yes				Must stay on or near the tent pad in the campground. Can rent a group camp area (there are 2) for $13 - up to 6 hammockers without extra charge. Plenty of good trees and a pit toilet. Site 2 better for hammocks. These sites are about a 1/4 mi. hike from the parking area. - PappyAmos, Feb 2014.
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10	Cliffs of the Neuse State Park	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	There are several sites in the family campground that are hammock friendly.	Group Sites 1,2 and 3 are real nice with lots of trees but road to get to group site is a PITA. While a 2 wheel drive vehilce can make it, I would be worried about driving on this dirt road after a heavy rain as it is one lane with very limited.places to pull over. Large parking area. Camp sites less than 100 feet from parking area. Pit toliet, no showers or sinks. Water at camp sites, Pleanty of picnic tables with a rock fire ring and steel cooking ring., Site 4 would be a creek as all the water in the area will be flowing thru it after a rain..
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12	Crowders Mountain State Park	Yes
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14	Eno River State Park	Yes				Must hang over tent pad
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16	Falls Lake State Recreation Area	Yes
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18	Ft Macon State Park	NO				No camping, day use only
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20	Goose Creek State Park	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Some trees suitable at family campground.....Group site is not hammock friendly
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22	Grandfather Mtn. State Park	Yes	Limited	No	Yes	Must hang at designated camp sites
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24	Hammocks Beach State Park	NO				No suitable trees in camping area	Irony.
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26	Hanging Rock State Park	Yes
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28	Jockeys Ridge State Park	NO				No camping permitted within park	OBXh2o
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30	Jones Lake State Park	Maybe	Yes	Yes	No	If the park has done a controled burn of the camp ground then there are places to hang
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32	Jordan Lake State Rec Area	Yes
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34	Julian Price Park	Yes
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36	Kerr Lake State Recreation Area	Yes
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38	Lake James State Park	Yes				Plenty of trees in family CG. Lower sec best wind protection. JLeePhoto
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40	Lake Norman State Park	Yes
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42	Lumber River State Park	Yes				I've kayaked this area, could camp anywhere
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44	Medoc Mt State Park	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Nickname is tick mountain and there are lots of them when it is warm	Some sites at family campground are suitable. All group sites have trees for hanging
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46	Merchants Mill Pond State Park	Yes	Yes	Yes	Some		Family Drive in sites # 18 & 20 are hammock frindlly as are Group Sites 1 & 2
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48	Morrow Mt State Park	Yes
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50	Mount Mitchell State Park	Yes				must hang near tent pads
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52	New River State Park	Yes				several spots at Alleghany access
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54	Pettigrew State Park	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	You will need stands at the family camp sites as there are not any suitable trees. Restooms have showers. If plannig on camping here in the winter time, check with park staff as they close down the restrooms due to cold and you will have to use restooms at park office ( no showers ).	The group side has very limited parking ( like 2 cars ) and if it rains it looks like the place will be a mud hole. Has a pit toliet and a water source.
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56	Pilot Mt State Park	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Most of family camp sites have suitable trees.
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58	Raven Rock State Park	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	The hike in family campground is closed due to dispute over access via private property preventing access to clean out privies - 10/2014 - PappyAmos	2018...hike in camp ground is suppose to be open again. Check with park,
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60	Stone Mountain State Park	Yes	Yes	Yes	Some	Backcountry camping has lots of trees. Family campground has several sites that are hammock friendly	Hike in camping starts strenuous and gets easy to A after an initial gravel hill climb. Site A is about 1 mile in and has a large area for a group hang with immediate water access. B,C,D are all on an uphill hike. C and D get strenuous, but not difficult and are the only sites without direct water access. E is the only site that lacks suitable trees. Site F usually requires a muddy hike though somewhat dense sections. -Wyker
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62	William B. Umstead State Park	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Hung over near Reedy Creek Lake for a long afternoon. Park is right next to Raleigh / Durham Airport. Campground is right off the end of one of the runways. - PappyAmos	Most sites at family campground are hammock friendly. While park staff said we had to set up over tent pads, Park Ranger said he did not care if we hung from trees. No need to set alarm clock as jets taking off and landing early in AM will wake you up.
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