Unrestricted gifts will be used where needed most — to provide grants to the NC State Parks System or to other nonprofit organizations who provide services and support to the state parks. Or, you can designate your gift to support conservation, innovative educational programs, or improved recreational opportunities in our state parks.  Funds donated will go toward projects in your preferred area of our mission.

• Conservation and Connectivity: Protecting our state's most outstanding natural communities and wildlife requires protecting resources from development and establishing connectivity between habitats for wildlife. This work includes projects like expanding state parks or trails, purchasing land between two state parks to build toward a corridor between valuable habitats; and more.

• Education: Experiences in nature are important for child development and wellbeing. Our state parks offer the best environmental educators in the world. Your donation can help North Carolina's state park system offer better educational programming to more school students, catalyzing environmental stewardship across generations. 

• Recreation: Interest in outdoor recreation is growing by leaps and bounds, and our State Parks have so much to offer!  Your donation to recreation can support the State Parks with projects like new or improved trails in and connecting our State Parks, rental equipment like kayaks and canoes, and accommodations for accessible recreation.