Croatan National Forest
Park
Why pick this one
Croatan National Forest is the only true coastal forest in the East, offering hiking, boating, camping, fishing, and wildlife viewing.
Best for
- Coastal forest hiking and backpacking
- Exploring pocosins and estuaries
- Boating and fishing
- Longleaf pine forest experiences
- Wildlife and scenery viewing
- Horseback riding and OHV trail riding
Look elsewhere if
- Seeking high-elevation mountain terrain or mountain waterfalls
- Planning a visit specifically to Siddie Fields Day Use Area during its current closure
- Planning to use Croatan areas currently listed as closed after storm damage
Specialties
- Coastal forest recreation
- Pocosin and estuary exploration
- Longleaf pine forest recreation
- Wildlife viewing
- Water activities
What makes them different
- Only true coastal forest in the eastern United States
- One of four National Forests in North Carolina
- Features coastal forests, pocosins, and estuaries shaped by fire, water, and wildlife
- Offers recreation across hiking, camping, boating, fishing, horseback riding, and OHV riding
- Managed by the U.S. Forest Service
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 141 E Fisher Ave, New Bern, NC 28560-8468
- Phone
- +12526385628
- Website
- http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/nfsnc/recreation...
Services
- Hiking
- Backpacking
- Camping
- Boating
- Fishing
- Biking
- Horseback riding
- OHV trail riding
- Swimming
- Picnicking
- Scenery viewing