There are 13 National Natural Landmarks in North Carolina.
Name Image Date Location County Ownership Description Bear Island Onslow state Dune movement has created a dynamic landscape of outstanding scenic beauty. Bear Island is the principal attraction of Hammocks Beach State Park. Goose Creek State Park Natural Area Beaufort state An excellent example of a gently sloping mainland undergoing rapid ocean transgression. Green Swamp Brunswick private The largest and most unusual mosaic of wetland communities in the Carolinas. The Nature Conservancy manages the site as the Green Swamp Preserve. Long Hope Creek Spruce Bog Ashe, Watauga private One of the rarest plant communities in North Carolina. The still forming Elk Knob State Park is adjacent to the privately owned NNL, and the state has a long-term goal to acquire the site. Mount Jefferson State Park Ashe state One of the best remaining examples of oak-chestnut forest in the Southeast. The State Park was redesignated a State Natural Area. Mount Mitchell State Park Yancey state Mount Mitchell is the highest mountain in the eastern half of the United States at . Nags Head Woods and Jockey Ridge Dare state Illustrates the entire series of dune development and plant succession. Jockey's Ridge State Park encompasses the southern portion of the NNL, and The Nature Conservancy's Nags Head Woods Ecological Preserve encompasses the northern portion. Orbicular Diorite Davie private Site contains an unusual plutonic igneous rock consisting of hornblende, pyroxene, and feldspars. Piedmont Beech Natural Area Wake state One of the best examples of mixed mesophytic forest in the eastern Piedmont of North Carolina. The natural area is located within William B. Umstead State Park. Pilot Mountain Surry state A classic monadnock that harbors disjunct vegetation from the Blue Ridge region. It is a core component of the greater Pilot Mountain State Park. Salyer's Ridge Natural Area Hyde federal A rare example of mature loblolly pine forest in process of succession towards a deciduous forest. The natural area is located within the Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge. Smith Island Brunswick, New Hanover state A barrier island complex representing one of the least disturbed areas remaining on the Atlantic Coast. The island complex is protected as part of Fort Fisher State Recreation Area and Baldhead Island State Natural Area. Stone Mountain Alleghany, Wilkes state The best example of a monadnock in North Carolina. It is the principal attraction of Stone Mountain State Park.
See also
List of National Historic Landmarks in North Carolina