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Dismal Swamp Visitor Center Address: 2294 US 17 North, South Mills, NC 27976
GPS coordinates: 36.5057, -76.3551
Office Phone: 252-771-6593
252-771-6582
Email: dismal.swamp@ncdenr.gov

Feel your daily stresses melt away as you cross the historic Dismal Swamp Canal and walk along the 800-foot boardwalk into this geological wonder. Experience first hand the lush swamp forest and get up-close and personal with the wide variety of wildlife.

For the adventurer, there are 18 miles of hiking and mountain biking trails. Or, enjoy a leisurely paddle down the Dismal Swamp Canal in your canoe or kayak.

Learn why George Washington called the Dismal Swamp “a glorious paradise”, how the swamp was important in the Underground Railroad and the ecological importance of wetlands in the visitor center and exhibit hall. All of this and more can be found just 3 miles south of the NC/VA border on US Hwy 17.