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Jones Lake State Park is a North Carolina state park in Bladen County, North Carolina in the United States near Elizabethtown. It covers 2,208-acre (8.94 km 2 ), [ 2 ] including the Carolina bay lakes of Jones Lake and Salters Lake .
Lake Waccamaw is a fresh water lake located in Columbus County in North Carolina.It is the largest of the natural Carolina Bay lakes. [2] Although bay trees (Magnolia virginiana L., Gordonia lasianthus Ellis, and Persea) are present within many Carolina Bays, [3] the term "bay" does not refer to the trees but comes instead from an early science publication by Glenn (1895), who used the word ...
Lake James State Park is a North Carolina state park in Burke and McDowell counties, North Carolina in the United States. Located near Nebo, North Carolina , it covers 3,743 acres (15.15 km 2 ) [ 1 ] and borders 6,510-acre (26 km 2 ) Lake James .
It is the first of North Carolina's state parks to which funds were appropriated for land acquisition and park development from the outset. [13] Crescent Resources (now Crescent Communities) worked with the State of North Carolina and Foothills Conservancy of NC in 2004 to expand the state park, adding 3,000 acres (12 km 2 ) to the park's ...
A paddle and hiking trail connecting Haw River State Park and Jordan Lake State Recreation Area. Hickory Nut Gorge State Trail: Mountains 0 miles (0 km) [5] 0 acres (0 km 2) [5] 2017 [25] A trail planned to encircle Hickory Nut Gorge and Lake Lure. Mountains-to-Sea State Park Trail [26] State 669 miles (1,077 km) [5] 778 acres (3.15 km 2) [5 ...
Lake Waccamaw State Park is a North Carolina state park in Columbus County, North Carolina, in the United States. Located near the town of Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina , it covers 2,398-acre (9.70 km 2 ), [ 3 ] along the shores of Lake Waccamaw , a Carolina bay .
Lake Norman is an artificial fresh water lake in southwest North Carolina. The largest lake in the state, it was created between 1959 and 1964 [1] as part of the construction of the Cowans Ford Dam by Duke Energy. Located in Iredell County, 15 miles north of Charlotte, Lake Norman State Park boasts the region's popular mountain biking trail system.
Singletary Lake State Park is a North Carolina state park in Bladen County, North Carolina in the United States. Located near Elizabethtown , it covers 1,221 acres (4.94 km 2 ), [ 2 ] including Singletary Lake , one of the largest Carolina bays .