Home / States National parks in North Carolina North Carolina has 1 national park and 8 other busy National Park System sites in this guide. The best months below balance mild weather and crowds.
Park Best months Busiest July high / January low °F Visitors a year Great Smoky Mountains National Park Sep, Oct and Nov Oct 83° / 27° 12,339,000 Blue Ridge Parkway Jun and Oct Jul 84° / 22° 16,675,000 Cape Hatteras National Seashore Feb, Mar and Dec Jul 87° / 41° 2,758,000 Cape Lookout National Seashore Feb, Mar and Nov Jul 93° / 38° 532,000 Guilford Courthouse National Military Park May, Oct and Nov Jul 89° / 30° 439,000 Wright Brothers National Memorial Apr, Oct and Nov Jul 86° / 36° 391,000 Fort Raleigh National Historic Site Apr, Oct and Nov Jun 86° / 36° 268,000 Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site Mar, Oct and Nov Jul 85° / 27° 119,000 Moores Creek National Battlefield Jan, Mar and Nov Feb 89° / 33° 60,000
North Carolina parks by month
Month Visitors, all 9 sites Sites with mild weather January 999,000 Moores Creek National Battlefield February 1,304,000 Cape Hatteras National Seashore , Cape Lookout National Seashore , Moores Creek National Battlefield March 2,198,000 Cape Hatteras National Seashore , Cape Lookout National Seashore , Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site , Moores Creek National Battlefield April 2,758,000 Cape Hatteras National Seashore , Cape Lookout National Seashore , Wright Brothers National Memorial , Fort Raleigh National Historic Site , Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site , Moores Creek National Battlefield May 3,244,000 Cape Hatteras National Seashore , Guilford Courthouse National Military Park , Wright Brothers National Memorial , Fort Raleigh National Historic Site , Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site June 3,928,000 Blue Ridge Parkway July 4,124,000 none August 3,638,000 none September 3,407,000 Great Smoky Mountains October 3,724,000 Great Smoky Mountains , Blue Ridge Parkway , Guilford Courthouse National Military Park , Wright Brothers National Memorial , Fort Raleigh National Historic Site , Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site November 2,420,000 Great Smoky Mountains , Cape Lookout National Seashore , Guilford Courthouse National Military Park , Wright Brothers National Memorial , Fort Raleigh National Historic Site , Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site , Moores Creek National Battlefield December 1,837,000 Cape Hatteras National Seashore , Moores Creek National Battlefield
Weather 1991–2020 NOAA normals at each park's nearest station. Visitors National Park Service recreation visits, 2023–2025 average. Mild means an average high of 55–80°F without above-normal rain.