| Lake James State Park | |
| Iucn Category: | III |
| Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
| Relief: | 1 |
| Location: | North Carolina, United States |
| Coordinates: | 35.7339°N -81.8892°W |
| Area Acre: | 3743 |
| Elevation: | 1200feet |
| Established: | 1987 |
| Named For: | Lake James |
| Governing Body: | North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation |
| Website: | Lake James State Park |
Lake James State Park is a North Carolina state park in Burke and McDowell counties, North Carolina in the United States. Located near Nebo, North Carolina, it covers 3743acres and borders 65100NaN0 Lake James.
Started in 1987, Lake James State Park had 471,566 visitors in 2014. The park added 2,915 acres purchased from Crescent Resources, which once managed Duke Energy real estate, in the Long Arm Peninsula and Paddy's Creek areas in 2005. On January 11, 2016, Governor Pat McCrory announced the addition of 129 acres with 8900 feet of shoreline. The land was purchased for $1.74 million through the N.C. Parks and Recreation Trust Fund and the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund. Crescent Communities (formerly Crescent Resources) had kept the land in 2005 but sold it after The Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina arranged the deal.[1] [2]
The following state parks and state forests are within 30miles of Lake James State Park:
Grandfather Mountain State Park
Roan Mountain State Park, Tennessee
Tuttle Educational State Forest