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Trails
Trails and boat ramps are open. The swimming pier remains CLOSED.
The park office is open with limited access. A properly worn mask or face covering, covering both the nose and the mouth, is required to enter.
Night photography is permitted with a Special Activity Permit. The picnic shelter is available for rental. Contact phone numbers are posted.
All campsites are open, including group campsites. You must book a campsite through the reservations website or by calling 1-877-722-6762.
Please note that this alert is updated only when something changes. Generally, state parks are following the phased reopening statewide. As of October 3, we are following modified Phase 3.
Last updated on: Monday, October 5, 2020
Contact the park
252-797-4475
pettigrew@ncparks.gov
Address
Park office
2252 Lake Shore Road
Creswell, NC 27928
GPS: 35.7889, -76.4038
Hours
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- November to February:
8:00am to 6:00pm
- March to May:
8:00am to 8:00pm
- June to August:
8:00am to 9:00pm
- September to October
8:00am to 8:00pm
- Closed Christmas Day
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- Open Monday to Friday:
8:30am to 6:00pm
- Closed state holidays
List of trails
Cypress swamps and hardwood forests alternate along the shore of Lake Phelps with trails offering overlooks for photography, birding and spotting wildlife. Bicycles are allowed on most trail segments.
A one-mile section winds past the campground and Somerset Place. After wandering through a sweetgum forest, the trail leads to Bee Tree Overlook, a wooden platform offering a view of the lake and a place to observe wintering waterfowl. Between the site of Bonarva and the canal is a short trail leading to Pettigrew Family Cemetery.
1.30 miles
one way
easy hike
Moccasin Trail leads northwest from the park office for approximately three miles to Moccasin Canal. After traveling through a cypress and hardwood forest, the trail stops at a 350-foot boardwalk, which cuts through a cypress swamp to Moccasin Overlook. This view of Big Point is one of the most impressive vistas in the area. Morotoc Trail continues from the overlook to Cypress Point. Bicycles are allowed on most of the park trails.
2.80 miles
one way
easy hike
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