Falls Lake State Recreation Area » History
Sandling Beach will re-open April 1, 2010.
Rolling View Loop A is closed and will re-open on 11/1/2010
BW Wells Group Sites 12, 13 and 14 are closed due to severe erosion.
Updated: 2010-03-16 08:03:45
Serious plant pests can be introduced into our parks by campers who bring in firewood. To prevent this, many of our parks sell firewood. For campers who choose to bring in their own firewood, please use wood harvested from a source local to the park. Campers should not bring firewood from outside of North Carolina.
More infor from the NC Division of Forest Resources
Prior to 1978, flooding of the Neuse River caused extensive damage to public and private properties
including roadways, railroads, industrial sites and farmlands. The Falls Lake Project was developed by
the US Army Corps of Engineers to control damaging floods and to supply a source of water for
surrounding communities. Construction of the dam began in 1978 and was completed in 1981. In addition
to recreation opportunities, Falls Lake now provides flood and water-quality control, water supply, and
fish and wildlife conservation.