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Pilot License Plate photo

Pilot Mountain Specialty License Plate

The license plates are available on the NCDMV website. You need to create an account and sign in to see that option. In addition you can download or print the application here and send it in by mail to the address on the application or take it to your local NCDMV, pay and they will…
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The Hanging Rock at Hanging Rock State Park, photo by Johanna H. Stern

High 5 @ Hanging Rock

The 2024 High5 will be Saturday, April 13th. Hope you will join us! Registration is open!  NOTE: REGISTRATION WILL BE CAPPED AT 400 HIKERS/RUNNERS FOR THE 2024 EVENT! To raise funds to support Hanging Rock State Park, The Friends of Sauratown Mountains is sponsoring the fifth annual High 5 at Hanging Rock on Saturday April…
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Vade Mecum Hotel circa 1902

Vade Mecum

Vade Mecum is an integral piece of the history of The Sauratown Mountains. Beginning in the mid 1800’s and lasting through the second decade of the 20th century, there were three major mineral Spring Resorts near Hanging Rock State Park. The last one standing is one of three hotels that were built at the Vade…
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Volunteer Opportunities

FSM is one of approximately 30 Friends Groups supporting the various State Parks in beautiful North Carolina. We offer a variety of volunteer opportunities with our many ongoing projects in both Pilot Mountain and Hanging Rock State Parks.  We love and appreciate our volunteers and are proud to report we donated over 2000 TWO THOUSAND…
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Beautiful in Every Season

SEASONLESS WONDER  There is no season prettier than another in the beautiful Sauratown Mountains.  As an organization dedicated to the preservation of this unusual Mountain range, we are so pleased that tourists and locals alike enjoy our many hiking trails, and playing in and along our Rivers all through the year.  In Spring one can…
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Pilot Mountain. Photo by Kathryn Royal.

Fall At Pilot Mountain State Park means Hawk Migration!

Mark your calendars!  Don’t forget the Annual Hawk Migration which can be seen in mid-Spetember at Pilot Moutain State Park. Every autumn, Broad-winged hawks, traveling in “kettles” migrate an average of 4,350 miles to Central and South America!  On any given day between September 11th-30th, (weather permitting) we can see hundreds of migrating raptors.  Come visit any…
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