Places to Take the Kids on Vacation in North Carolina

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With all the attractions in North Carolina, it's hard to choose just one place to enjoy a family vacation. Many of the attractions are kid friendly, so your little ones will never be bored. Your family will want to vacation in North Carolina every year.

Carolina Beach State Park

At the Carolina Beach State Park, your family can enjoy spotting a rare Venus flytrap plant or hiking through the park trails, which cover five miles through 712 acres. You can also take your children boating or fishing. Also available are picnic areas and camping sites.

Carolina Beach State Park
1010 State Park
Carolina Beach, NC 28428
(910) 458-8206
visitnc.com

Land of the Waterfalls

Land of the Waterfalls, located in Transylvania County, offers beautiful waterfalls the children will love. The waterfalls are millions of years old with native trouts. There are also massive monoliths just waiting to be climbed and mountain biking trails waiting to be ridden.

Land of the Waterfalls
175 E. Main St.
Brevard, NC 28712
(828) 883-3700
visitwaterfalls.com

Sugar Mountain Resort

The Sugar Mountain Resort, located in Banner Elk, offers ice skating, tubing, snowboarding and skiing day and night. The children love skiing on the available 115 acres with trails ranging from beginner to expert. Summer activities include mountain biking, hiking and scenic lift rides.

Sugar Mountain Resort
1009 Sugar Mountain Drive
Banner Elk, NC 28604
(828) 898-4521
skisugar.com

Article Written By Dawn Smith

Dawn Smith is college educated and has been professionally writing since 2005 for various publications. She is currently a freelance writer and has written for several online publications, including eHow and Trails.com. Smith is also a registered nurse with a B.S.N. who has worked with internal medicine doctors most of her medical career.

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