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National Forests in North Carolina: Croatan - Nantahala - Pisgah
Asheville, North Carolina 28802Filed Under: Camping, Climbing, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting, Paddling
The National Forests of North Carolina (NFsNC) include four national forests (Nantahala, Uwharrie, Pisgah, and Croatan) covering 1.2 million acres, from the mountains to the sea. These forests provid ...
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Blue Ridge Lake
Murphy, North Carolina 28906Filed Under: Camping, Cultural, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting, Paddling
Blue Ridge Dam was constructed on the Toccoa River in 1930 by the Toccoa Electric Power Company, a subsidiary of the Tennessee Electric Power Company. TVA purchased the facility in 1939 for hydroelec ...
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Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
McBee, South Carolina 29101Filed Under: Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Paddling
Carolina Sandhills NWR was established in 1939 as a federal refuge for indigenous wildlife and game management demonstration project. The South Carolina State Commission of Forestry also conducted ti ...
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Cape Lookout National Seashore
Harkers Island, North Carolina 28531Filed Under: Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Paddling
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 which ...
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Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Flat Rock, North Carolina 28731Filed Under: Hiking
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 centu ...
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Falls Lake
Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587Filed Under: Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Paddling
This 12,500-acre lake is located within a 30-minute drive from Raleigh and Durham. Boat launching, public marina, swim beach and picnic facilities are available. Recreation facilities are operated b ...
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North Hartland Lake
North Hartland, Vermont 05052Filed Under: Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Paddling, Skiing
At the upper end of the reservoir, the Ottauquechee River flows through the sheer-faced 165-ft deep Quechee Gorge, one of the outstanding natural spectacles in the state. An overlook area and a state ...
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Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge
Windsor, North Carolina 27983Filed Under: Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Paddling
Roanoke River NWR was established in 1989 to protect and enhance wooded wetlands consisting of bottomland hardwoods and swamps with high waterfowl value along the Roanoke River. The extensive bottoml ...
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Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge
Swan Quarter, North Carolina 27885Filed Under: Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Paddling
Located in eastern North Carolina in Hyde County, the Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge consists of more than 50,000 acres of water, marsh, timber and crop lands. The refuge's most significant fea ...
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Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge
Manteo, North Carolina 27954Filed Under: Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Paddling
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 rou ...
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