South Mountains State Park, North Carolina

North Carolina has seriously awesome state parks; case in point, South Mountains. Want to talk numbers? Let’s talk numbers. 3,000—that’s the elevation in feet you can climb up to in the park. 40—that’s how many miles of hiking and horseback riding trails you have at your disposal. 80—that’s how many feet a glorious waterfall drops within the park (pro tip: you can hike to the top of this thing and it’s awesome). 17—that’s the length of a mountain bike loop trail that is also within the park. And 1—obviously South Mountains State Park is just one more example of why North Carolina rules.