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North Carolina Wildlife Headquarters: 1751 Varsity Dr Resources Commission Mailing: 1701 Mail Service Center, Raleigh
919-707-0010
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES 9
The Crystal Coast Area offers a wide range of opportunities to Enjoy the Great Outdoors!
Hiking and Biking Trails
Bear Island Trail
Hammocks Beach State Park
1572 Hammocks Beach Rd, Swansboro
252-326-4881
This 2.60-mile hike starts at the kayak launch and ends at the Bear Island campsite.
Elliott Coues Nature Trail
Fort Macon State Park
252-726-7778
This 3.2-mile round trip hike connects the
Fort area with the Swim Beach area and is considered a moderately difficult hike. The trail is accessible from the Fort and the beach access parking lot. Hikers will travel along the marsh, through maritime forest, and trench through sand dunes.
Huggins Island Trail
Hammocks Beach State Park
1572 Hammocks Beach Rd, Swansboro
252-326-4881
This 6-mile hike circles Huggins Island.
Inner Loop Trail
Rachel Carson Reserve
101 Pavers Island Rd, Pivers Island
252-220-0779
This .9-mile trail, which begins at the Town Marsh. Look for the trail guides.
Outer Loop Trail
Rachel Carson Reserve
101 Pivers Island Rd, Pivers Island
252-220-0779
This 1.1-mile trail is only accessible at low tide and begins at the Town Marsh. Look for the trail guides and be sure to wear sturdy shoes that can handle a little water.
Roosevelt Nature Trail
Theodore Roosevelt Natural Area
1 Roosevelt Dr, Pine Knoll Shores
252-247-4003
This mile long loop scales up a high dune ridge and passes a number of sounside and interior marshes. Hike is long and rigorous, but there are benches along the trail.
Trout Channel Spur Trail
Hammocks Beach State Park
1572 Hammocks Beach Rd, Swansboro
252-326-4881
This .10-mile hike runs between paddle trail and the ferry dock on Bear Island.
Yarrow’s Loop
Fort Macon State Park
252-726-7778
This quarter-mile nature trail is easy and has informational signs along the trail pointing out facts about the park’s nature and wildlife. The trail begins and ends at the north end of the Fort parking lot.
Fishing www.ncwildlife.org/Fishing
Fishing opportunities in North Carolina abound. Whether you are fishing for native brook trout in a cold mountain stream, lunker largemouth bass in a piedmont reservoir, brawny striped bass in a river or you just want to take your kids fishing in a local pond, North Carolina waters offer diverse angling opportunities for everyone.
Public waters within the eastern region of the state provide good fishing for striped and white bass, American and hickory shad, largemouth bass, crappie, assorted sunfish (redear, redbreast, bluegill, warmouth, and pumpkinseed), white and yellow perch, and channel, blue, white, and flathead catfishes.
Hunting www.ncwildlife.org/Hunting
The hills and valleys of North Carolina offer hunters a year-round hunting experience. North Carolina hosts hunting seasons for deer, turkey, duck, geese, black bear, and feral swine in addition to various other small game and game birds. North Carolina also offers various public access land and hunting outfitters to aid you in enjoying all the open hunting seasons in the state year-round.
You can purchase a North Carolina hunting license at a local dealer, or purchase your license online at www.ncwildlife.org. Licenses cost anywhere from $10 to $1,550, depending on what you plan to hunt. North Carolina hunting seasons extend year-round, with different season times for different species
and different weapon seasons. Archery deer season extends from the middle of September to the first week in October, while muzzle-loading season for deer extends from the middle of October to the first of January. Exact dates of each season vary from year-to-year.
Visit http://www.ncwildlife.org/ Licensing/Regulations.aspx
to download a copy of the North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting, and Trapping regulations digest.
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