The 14 Best Places in North Carolina to Go on an Unforgettable Picnic
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Catherine Armstrong
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As the weather warms up, why would you want to eat inside? It’s time to take your lunch outdoors. Here are 14 of the best places in North Carolina to enjoy your picnic – and the scenery.
Enjoy your lunch with this incredible view from the highest summit on the east coast. You’ll find 40 picnic tables and two picnic shelters at the picnic area, which is open year round. Bring a jacket; it’s chilly up there!
The ultimate in beach picnics.
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Watch the planes take off and land from the picnic area at Overlook Park.
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You can spread your blanket out for a picnic pretty much anywhere (except Walled Garden). Order a picnic basket full of goodies at the Bake Shop.
Just two miles from Fayetteville, Cape Fear Botanical Gardens boasts more than 2,000 species of plants, and a nice picnic area.
Enjoy 215 acres next to Lake Crabtree; plenty of perfect places to spread your blanket.
Enjoy the gardens, then hike to the pinnacle for lunch.
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Enjoy your lunch at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University.
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This 50-foot high waterfall in the Pisgah National Forest is the perfect spot for swimming, sunbathing and picnicking.
If you’re looking for a more solitary picnic, head to Hammocks Beach State Park. You can only access it by boat or ferry.
You’ll find plenty of great picnic spots in this 3,900 acre sanctuary.
Quite possibly the best park in Charlotte. Plenty of trees and pretty scenery.
This beautiful park has two picnic grounds; one by the pool and one at the top of Morrow Mountain.
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Pack your cooler and head to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, where you’ll find dozens of picnic spots. This one is near Cades Cove.
What’s your favorite picnic spot?
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