Pisgah View State Park is a developing
North Carolina state park in
Buncombe and
Haywood Counties,
North Carolina
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The center piece of the park is the approximately
Pisgah View Ranch, which has rental cabins, equestrian trails, a swimming pool, tennis courts and other amenities. The ranch has been privately owned by the Cogburn Family since the late 1700s, and the state acquired an option to purchase the property over a five-year period.
The
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy has raised $1 million to aid with the purchase.
The Cogburns will donate a portion of the land's value to the state.
History
The
North Carolina General Assembly authorized Pisgah View State Park on July 19, 2019.
The first tract of the park was acquired in 2020.
Nearby state parks
The following state parks and state forests are within of Pisgah View State Park:
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Caesars Head State Park
Caesars Head State Park is a park in northern Greenville County, South Carolina, that borders Transylvania County, North Carolina, and is reached via US 276. The eponymous rock formation, one of the highest points in Greenville County, is a gran ...
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South Carolina
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, anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind"
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Chimney Rock State Park (North Carolina)
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DuPont State Forest
DuPont State Recreational Forest, commonly known as DuPont Forest, is a state forest, located in Henderson and Transylvania counties of North Carolina. The name originates from the fact that the DuPont company arranged the sale of the original ...
(North Carolina)
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Gorges State Park
Gorges State Park is a North Carolina state park in Transylvania County, North Carolina in the United States and along with other conservation lands is part of a 100,000+ acre conservation corridor stretching some 80 miles along the NC/SC state ...
(North Carolina)
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Holmes Educational State Forest (North Carolina)
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Horsepasture State Natural River (North Carolina)
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Jones Gap State Park
Jones Gap State Park is a South Carolina state park in northern Greenville County, near Marietta. The park, which includes the headwaters of the Middle Saluda River, is, with Caesars Head State Park, administered by the state Department of Par ...
(South Carolina)
:
Mount Mitchell State Park
Mount Mitchell State Park is a North Carolina state park in Yancey County, North Carolina in the United States. Established in 1915 by the state legislature, it became the first state park of North Carolina. By doing so, it also established the ...
(North Carolina)
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Table Rock State Park (South Carolina)
References
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State parks of North Carolina
State parks of the Appalachians
Protected areas of Buncombe County, North Carolina
Protected areas of Haywood County, North Carolina
Protected areas established in 2019