Visitors to national parks and forests from North Carolina’s mountains to its coast could notice a drop in services because of wholesale federal job cuts by the Trump administration, experts say ...

But North Carolina's many state parks boast under-the-radar mountain destinations that rival more famous national parks. One perfect example is the sublime Crowders Mountain State Park.

NORTH CAROLINA, USA — North Carolina’s national parks have been impacted by recent layoffs within the National Park Service (NPS), with multiple sites experiencing cuts to probationary employees.