North Carolina Outward Bound School would like to thank the many state and federal agencies who manage the state and national forests and park systems as a resource. NCOBS operates under special use permits from the following federal and state agencies:

• Blue Ridge Parkway, NC
• Cape Lookout National Seashore, NC
• Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge, NC
• Chattahoochee National Forest, GA
• Cherokee National Forest, TN
• Everglades National Park, FL
• Nantahala National Forest, NC 
• North Carolina State Parks, NC
• Pisgah National Forest, NC
• Sumter National Forest, SC
• Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge, FL

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