Mayo River State Park

Mayo River State Park
North Carolina State Park
Natural Monument (IUCN III)
U.S. 220 access to Mayo River State Park
Named for: Mayo River
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Rockingham
Location
- coordinates	36°26′20″N 79°56′17″W / 36.438800°N 79.938171°W / 36.438800; -79.938171Coordinates: 36°26′20″N 79°56′17″W / 36.438800°N 79.938171°W / 36.438800; -79.938171
Area	1,961 acres (793.6 ha)
Established	May 31, 2003
Managed by	North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Location of Mayo River State Park in North Carolina
Website : Mayo River State Park

Mayo River State Park is a North Carolina state park in Rockingham County, North Carolina in the United States. It is near Mayodan, North Carolina and covers 1,961-acre (7.94 km²) along the Mayo River. The park is one of the newest in the North Carolina system, having been authorized by the General Assembly in May 2003.^[1] An interim facility, called the Mayo Mountain Access, was opened to the public on April 1, 2010.^[2]

Information

Park facilities under construction, April 2009.

Currently, the only designated public access is at the Mayo Mountain Access, near Mayodan. A visitor contact station, two picnic shelters, a small picnic area, a half-mile loop hiking trail, a 1.8-mile loop hiking trail, rest rooms, a catch and release fishing pond, and a maintenance facility were built or renovated at the public access. The area was once a private, corporate park formally known as Mayo Park. The state renovated and restored some of the existing structures from the former park, including a picnic shelter designed by architect Antonin Raymond. Raymond designed the original Mayo Park, and the park tried rebuild the area in a style compatible with Raymond's design.

The park has several other land holdings along the river, not yet formally open to the public. One area of the park, near the Virginia state line, has a waterfall call Fall Creek Falls.

Nearby state parks

The following state parks are within 30 miles (48 km) of Mayo River State Park:

Hanging Rock State Park

Haw River State Park

Pilot Mountain State Park

References

1. ^ "New Parks for a New Century: Mayo River". NC Division of Parks and Recreation. http://www.ncparks.gov/About/plans/new/mari_main.php. 
2. ^ "New Mayo River State Park Will Open to the Public April 1". NC Division of Parks and Recreation. http://www.ncparks.gov/News/releases/release.php?id=178. 

External links

• Park home page
• Mayo River State Park Committee
• Session Law 2003-106 established Mayo River State Park

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