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Pettigrew State Park is open for year-round recreation, including hiking, fishing, camping, boating and picnicking. Lake Phelps is open to canoes , kayaks , rowboats and engine-powered boats. Launch ramps are available at Cypress Point and behind the park offices on Lake Shore Drive. [ 10 ]
This land eventually was leased and then deeded to North Carolina for the creation of Pettigrew State Park in 1947. [5] The procurement of this land to the state led to many preservation events as in 1963 the 12,000 acre Pungo National Wildlife Refuge was established and in 1967 Somerset Place was established as a Historical Landmark.
Lake Phelps is North Carolina's second largest natural lake. It has a surface area of 16,600 acres (67 km 2), [2] and is located primarily in Washington County on the Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula between the Albemarle Sound and the Pamlico Sound.
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The first North Carolina State Park, it protects the summit of Mount Mitchell the highest point in the eastern United States. [1] New River State Park: Mountains Alleghany, Ashe [2] 3,323 acres (13.45 km 2) [5] 1975 [2] Open This park preserves the landscape along the New River, which is Wild and Scenic River and a State River. Pettigrew State Park
Built as a cooling lake for the Exelon Power Station in Clinton, Clinton Lake State Park is known for its lively fishing and 1,000-foot sand beach. The 4,900-acre lake is home to bluegill, bass ...
Members of the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology (OSA), the Underwater Archaeology Unit (UAU), and the Pettigrew State Park discovered four dugout canoes and prehistoric ceramics at the lake. After analyses, the UAU indicated that the ceramics fell into the category of two ceramic types: Mount Pleasant and Colington.
Jul. 20—Learn to fish from a master angler this summer as the city of Huntsville casts off with its first Family Fishing Celebration at Huntsville State Park. Family Fishing Celebration is a ...