Tickets to the 2025 Ice Festival at Lake James State Park are now available for purchase.
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Dozens descended upon Lake James for Wake Forest University’s (WFU) Wildmed Lake Weekend, a wilderness medicine training program for medical and PA students from UNC-Chapel Hill and WFU.
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Helping East McDowell Middle School students build peer friendships and enhance their cooperation and collaboration skills, the Summer Bridge program is designed to ease their transition from 5th to 6th grade.
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Lake James State Park welcomed 32 McDowell students from Inferno Fire Camp to learn about firefighting skills through demonstrations, exploration, and hands-on activities.
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Lake James State Park has started a three-year contract with consumer co-op REI to run its kayak, canoe, and stand-up paddleboard rental concessions.
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In partnership with Waypoint Adventure, Lake James State Park will provide adaptive recreation programs for visitors with disabilities throughout July and August.
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Red-headed woodpeckers, it would seem, have established a home at Lake James State Park since controlled burns began several years ago.
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A swim guide maintained by the Lake James Environmental Association and Catawba Riverkeeper will assess the water quality of popular swimming sites around Lake James all summer long.
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With trillions of cicadas expected to emerge this year, there will be plenty of easy grub for copperheads and other snakes to eat around Lake James State Park.
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Volunteers from the Northwest NC Mountain Bike Alliance cleaned out grade dips and cut back hanging limbs on the South and West Wimba Trails at Lake James State Park for an annual trail workday.
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The 3rd annual Lake James Ice Festival took the beloved event to new heights in January, thanks to ice carver Aaron Costic’s remarkable talent and imagination.
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We are hiring park attendants, lifeguards, concessions staff, and naturalists for summer 2024.
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Four volunteers topped the Lake James State Park 2023 list with over 200 hours of service each, and during a short-staffed year, their generosity has been priceless.
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Winter at Lake James State Park is a time of rest and recuperation.
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An American icon steeped in history and lore, North Carolina State Parks has dubbed 2024 “Year of the Bear.”
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The Friends of Lake James State Park wishes to formally congratulate Ranger Jennifer Hughes on her recent commissioning as a Special Peace Officer for the State of North Carolina.
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Mark your calendars for January 13 for the 3rd Annual Ice Sculpture Festival.
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The annual North Carolina State Parks Junior Ranger Jamboree took place at Lake James State Park this past October, with participants and their families enjoying the Paddy’s Creek Area campground and all of the day use activities available here at the park.
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As we wind down the Year of the Trail, let’s check in on an ongoing project…
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