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Recreational map of Jordan Lake. State park lands are depicted in tan. The Jordan Lake State Recreation Area is divided into several smaller areas: Farrington Point, Crosswinds, White Oak, Poplar Point, Ebenezer Church, New Hope Overlook and Poes ridge along the eastern shoreline and Robeson Creek, Vista Point, Seaforth, Parkers Creek, and the Jordan Lake Educational State Forest along the ...
Jordan Lake State Recreation Area: Piedmont Chatham [2] 4,558 acres (18.45 km 2) [5] 1981 [2] Open This recreation area is located along the shores of Jordan Lake, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built reservoir. Kerr Lake State Recreation Area: Piedmont Vance, Warren [2] 3,376 acres (13.66 km 2) [5] 1952 [2] Open
The Jordan Lake Dam (also known as the B. Everett Jordan Project and the New Hope Dam) is located at 4 miles (6.4 km) upstream from the mouth of the Haw River in the upper Cape Fear River drainage Completed in 1974 by the Nello L. Teer Company , it is 1,330 feet (410 m) in length and has a top elevation of 266.5 feet (81.2 m) above mean sea level.
The Blue Ridge Parkway goes over the top of the dam. The 47-acre (190,000 m 2) lake [6] is visible from the road and is stocked with various fish. Among wildlife around the man-made lake are beavers, ducks, and frogs. [7] The park provides over 100 picnic sites, various campgrounds, rest rooms, nature walks, hiking trails, and a 300-seat ...
There are three privately managed campgrounds a short distance off the Sauratown Trail. Camping inside the North Carolina State Parks is only allowed at permissible camping sites and campgrounds. Large sections of the Falls Lake State Recreation Area and neighboring public lands managed by the Army Corps of Engineers also prohibit camping.
The Jordan Lake Educational State Forest (JLESF) is a 900-acre (3.6 km 2) is a North Carolinian State Forest near Apex, North Carolina. [1] It is located beside the over 46,768 acre (186 km²) Jordan Lake .
55 acres, includes touch tank, live native animals, Lenoir Memorial Hospital Health & Science Museum, planetarium and campgrounds North Carolina Arboretum: Asheville: Buncombe: Western: 434 acres, arboretum and botanical garden, 10 miles of hiking and biking trails, youth and adult nature programs North Carolina Estuarium: Washington: Beaufort ...
Jones Lake State Park is open for year-round recreation, including camping, fishing, boating, hiking and environmental and historical education. Visitors to the park will find 20 campsites that are open for family camping. The sites are equipped with a picnic table and charcoal grill. Hot water showers are available at the park bath house.