Lumber River State Park

Lumber River State Park is a river-centered park in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain that follows the Lumber River for about 115 miles through four counties, protecting 13,659 acres. Created in 1989, it grew from earlier state and national recognition of the river as a trail and scenic waterway. The Lumber is notable as North Carolina’s only blackwater river designated a National Wild and Scenic River, and its free-flowing course makes it one of the state’s longest unobstructed rivers. The park’s main recreation area at Princess Ann Landing preserves the name of a vanished 1796 settlement and anchors paddling, fishing, camping, and exploration of rich floodplain habitats.

North Carolina · United States