North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 07 - Natural and Cultural Resources
Chapter 13 - PARKS AND RECREATION AREA RULES
Subchapter I - NATURAL AREAS
Section .0300 - NATURAL AREA CLASSIFICATION AND USE
Section 13I .0302 - INTERPRETIVE AREAS

Universal Citation: 07 NC Admin Code 13I .0302
Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024

Those areas which portray natural processes and features in an exemplary way, and which are not subject to serious impairment if opened to public visitation for nature study and interpretive use, shall be designated as interpretive areas. Use shall be primarily for educational and interpretive purposes with development limited to facilities necessary for safe access, sanitation, site protection, and maintenance, and to provide adequate interpretive programs. Interpretive areas and facilities shall not be used for general recreational activities. Camping, picnicking, and swimming shall not be permitted. Trails shall be limited to walking, hiking, and nature study, but special interpretive trails with wheelchair access for the handicapped may be accommodated.

Authority G.S. 113-3; 113-8; 143B-10; 143B-135.16;
Eff. August 15, 1981;
Amended Eff. October 1, 1984;
Transferred from 15A NCAC 12I .0302 Eff. April 1, 2017;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. May 1, 2018.

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