Lake James State Park

Lake James State Park
North Carolina State Park
Paddy's Creek swimming beach
named for: Lake James
Country United States
State North Carolina
Counties Burke, McDowell
Elevation 1,200 ft (365.8 m)
Coordinates 35°44′02″N 81°53′21″W / 35.73389°N 81.88917°W / 35.73389; -81.88917Coordinates: 35°44′02″N 81°53′21″W / 35.73389°N 81.88917°W / 35.73389; -81.88917
Area 3,644 acres (1,474.7 ha) [1]
Founded 1987
Management North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation
IUCN category III - Natural Monument
Location of Lake James State Park in North Carolina
Website: Lake James State Park

Lake James State Park is a North Carolina state park in Burke and McDowell Counties, North Carolina in the United States. Located near Nebo, North Carolina, it covers 3,644 acres (14.75 km2)[1] and borders 6,510-acre (26 km2) Lake James.

Park entrance sign

Started in 1987, Lake James State Park had 471, 566 visitors in 2014. The park added 2,915 acres purchased from Crescent Resources, which once managed Duke Energy real estate, in the Long Arm Peninsula and Paddy's Creek areas in 2005. On January 11, 2016, Governor Pat McCrory announced the addition of 129 acres with 8900 feet of shoreline. The land was purchased for $1.74 million through the N.C. Parks and Recreation Trust Fund and the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund. Crescent Communities (formerly Crescent Resources) had kept the land in 2005 but sold it after The Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina arranged the deal.[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Size of the North Carolina State Parks System" (XLS). North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation. January 1, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  2. Selvy-Mullis, Sandy (January 11, 2016). "Governor McCrory Announces Property Acquisition for Lake James State Park". Stanly News and Press. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  3. Portillo, Ely (March 21, 2015). "Crescent dives headfirst into urban development". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved January 28, 2016.


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