Explore the Preserves

ACCESS TO PRESERVES IS BY PERMIT ONLY
A permit must be on hand and dated for the specific day you intend to be on site. 

There are no trails and no amenities. These preserves are for the purposes of conserving endangered, threatened and special concern species.

Permits are granted for research purposes, or other access as determined appropriate by NCPCP staff.

Existing NC Plant Conservation Preserves
Click on the preserve names to learn more about each preserve (those without links, more info coming soon):

Mountains:

• Bat Fork, Henderson Co.
• Caraway, McDowell Co.
• Cedar Cliff Mountain, Jackson Co.
• Cedar Mountain Bog, Transylvania Co.
• Dulany Bog, Jackson Co.
• Melrose Mountain, Polk Co.
• Ochlawaha Bogs, Henderson Co.
• Paddy Mountain, Ashe Co.
• Tater Hill, Watauga Co.
• White Oak Mountain, Polk Co.

Piedmont:

• Butner Cedar Glade, Granville Co.
• Denson's Creek, Montgomery Co.
• Eastwood, Moore Co.
• Eno River Diabase Sill, Durham Co.
• Harvest Field, Randolph Co.
• Hebron Road Prairie, Durham Co.

• Long Mountain Slopes/Poison Fork, Montgomery Co.
• McIntosh Bays, Scotland Co.
• Mineral Springs Barrens, Union Co.
• Morgan's Bluff, Stanly Co.
• Redlair, Gaston Co.
• Suther Prairie, Cabarrus Co.

Coastal:

• Big Pond Bay, Cumberland Co.
• Boiling Spring Lakes, Brunswick Co.
• Hog Branch Ponds, Brunswick Co.
• Pondberry Bay, Sampson Co.

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Harvest Field Preserve

Helianthus schweinitzii, Schweinitz's sunflower, in full bloom in October.

Redlair Preserve

Magnolia macrophylla, bigleaf magnolia
Rob Evans, Sabine and Haywood Rankin​

Cedar Cliff Preserve

Drone shot taken from the top of Cedar Cliff