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State Parks, Recreation Areas and Natural Preserves

Activities such as canoeing, fishing, swimming, camping, hiking, picnicking and nature walks can be found in the region’s seven state parks, recreation areas and natural preserves. Parks located in the southeast include:

Carolina Beach State Park

PO Box 475

Carolina Beach, NC 28428

(910) 458-8206

(New Hanover County)

761

acres

Jones Lake State Park

113 Jones Lake Drive

Elizabethtown, NC 28337

(910) 588-4550

(Bladen County)

Note: Adjacent to Bladen Lakes Forest and home of Jones and Salters Lakes

2,208 acres

Lake Waccamaw State Park 1866 State Park Drive Lake Waccamaw, NC 28450 (910) 646-4748 (Columbus County)	1,732 acres	x	x	x	x	x	x			x	x
Lumber River State Park 2819 Princess Ann Road *Access* Orrum NC 28369 (910) 628-9844 (Robeson County) *Chalks Bank Access in Wagram*	8,000 acres	x x		x x		x	x	x	x x	x	x
Singletary Lake State Park 6707 NC 53 Hwy. East Kelly, NC 28448 (910) 669-2928 (Bladen County)	649 acres of land and 572-acre lake	x	x	x		x				x
Fort Fisher State Recreation Area PO Box 243 Kure Beach, NC 28449 (910) 458-5798 (New Hanover County)	3-mile stretch of unspoiled seashore	x	x	x		x					x
Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preserve 1024 Fort Bragg Road Southern Pines, NC 28387 (910) 692-2167 (Hoke County)	898 acres					x	x			x	x

Source: For additional information regarding available facilities and services, visit the NC Division of Parks and Recreation website at [www.ncparks.gov/Visit/main.php] ,February 2008.

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