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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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B. Everett Jordan Dam and Lake
Moncure, North Carolina 27559Filed Under: Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Paddling, Skiing
This 13,900-acre lake is located within a 45-minute drive from Raleigh and Durham. Boat launching, picnicking, swimming beaches, campgrounds, fishing, and public marina facilities are available for p ...
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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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Blue Ridge Parkway
Asheville, North Carolina 28803Filed Under: Camping, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Paddling, Skiing
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 mo ...
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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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Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
Manteo, North Carolina 27954Filed Under: Hiking
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 child ...
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Longleaf - Reservoir Lake Loop
Southern Pines, North Carolina 28387Filed Under: Hiking, Running
This 3.5 mile run is a longer variation of the standard Reservoir Lake Loop (2.1 miles). Running counter-clockwise, cross the dam and continue around the lake just as the Reservoir Lake loop. However ...
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Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge
Knotts Island, North Carolina 27950Filed Under: Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Paddling
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 Sou ...
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