Overview
Raven Rock State Park is 4,667 acres around the Cape Fear River and is best known for its wide variety of wildflowers and salamanders. Raven Rock is unique because it is the only North Carolina State Park that sits along the fall zone, the area where the foothills gives way to the coastal plain. Visitors can go picnicking, hiking, camping, fishing, canoeing, and horseback riding.
Wildlife
White-tailed deer, beavers, muskrats, raccoons, opossums, weasels, rabbits, mice, shrew, squirrels, fish, crayfish, salamanders, snakes, turtles, frogs, toads, lizards, anoles, eastern six-lined racerunners, bats, hawks, owls, woodpeckers, songbirds, ducks, butterflies, moths, dragonflies, damselflies, grasshoppers, and crickets.
Plant Life
Mountain laurel, rhododendron, ferns, mushrooms, cardinal flower, sandy-woods chaffhead, french mulberry, wildflowers, elm, red maples, river birch, beech, sycamore, dogwood, sourwood, oak trees, hickory trees, pine trees, blueberries.
Landmarks
Lanier Falls, Fish Traps, Northington Lock and Dam, Overlook, and Raven Rock.
Location
Raven Rock State Park is near Lillington in Harnett County. From Raleigh/Durham, take I-40E for about 50 miles to I-95S. Take I-95S for about 8 miles to US 421 toward Dunn/Clinton. Take US 421 6 miles past Lillington to Raven Rock Rd. Turn right onto Raven Rock Rd and follow it into the park.
Hours
Park Hours:
8 AM - 9 PM June, July, & Aug
8 AM - 8 PM Sept, April, & May
8 AM - 7 PM Oct & March
8 AM - 6 PM Nov - Feb
Park Office Hours:
8 AM - 5 PM Monday - Friday
Closed on December 25th.
External Links 
Official Site
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