Recreation Areas

Recreation Areas in North Carolina

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Facility Name Description Activities Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge was established on March 14, 1984. It contains 152,195 acres which lie on the mainland portions of Dare and Hyde Counties, North Carolina. The Refuge is  more... Autotouring , Fishing , Hiking , Hunting , Wildlife Viewing Blue Ridge Parkway Designed as a drive awhile - stop awhile recreational drive, the Blue Ridge Parkway provides both stunning scenery and close-up looks at the natural and cultural history of the southern Appalachian  more... Autotouring , Biking , Camping , Fishing , Groceries and Supplies , Hiking , Horseback Riding , Lodging , Museum/Visitor Center , Picnic , Restaurants and SnackBar , Water Sports , Wildlife Viewing , Winter Sports Cape Hatteras National Seashore Stretched over 70 miles of barrier islands, Cape Hatteras National Seashore is a fascinating combination of natural and cultural resources, and provides a wide variety of recreational opportunities.  more... Autotouring , Biking , Camping , Fishing , Groceries and Supplies , Hiking , Hunting , Museum/Visitor Center , Picnic , Restaurants and SnackBar , Water Sports , Wildlife Viewing Cape Lookout National Seashore The seashore is a 56 mile long section of the Outer Banks of North Carolina running from Ocracoke Inlet on the northeast to Beaufort Inlet on the southeast. The three undeveloped barrier islands  more... Camping , Fishing , Hiking , Hunting , Lodging , Museum/Visitor Center , Picnic , Water Sports , Wildlife Viewing Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site Carl Sandburg, nationally renowned poet, biographer, lecturer, newspaper columnist, folksinger, author of American fairytales, and winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, provided broad and enduring 20th  more... Hiking , Museum/Visitor Center , Picnic , Wildlife Viewing Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge, located in Carteret County, North Carolina is on the end of a peninsula marking the southern end of Pamlico Sound. The refuge lies five miles east of the  more... Fishing , Hunting Currituck National Wildlife Refuge Currituck NWR, located on the northern end of North Carolina's Outer Banks, was established in 1984 to preserve and protect the coastal barrier island ecosystem. Refuge lands are managed to provide  more... Fishing , Hunting Edenton National Fish Hatchery The present station of the Edenton National Fish Hatchery (NFH) was established in 1954. Our mission is to provide interjurisdictional fish restoration (striped bass) for the Roanoke, Tar-Pamlico  more... Hiking , Museum/Visitor Center Fort Raleigh National Historic Site The first English attempts at colonization in the New World (1585-1587) are commemorated here. These efforts, sponsored by Sir Walter Raleigh, ended with the disappearance of 116 men, women and  more... Hiking , Museum/Visitor Center , Picnic , Wildlife Viewing Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1960 to provide habitat for migratory waterfowl, primarily the greater snow goose. Located between Back Bay in Virginia and the Currituck  more... Fishing , Hiking , Hunting

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