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Bike Path Routes in the Elizabeth City Area Charles Creek Park Riverside Ave Elizabeth City, NC 27909 252-335-1424 Located on the 700 block of Riverside Avenue. This 3-acre park is suitable for fishing, outdoor games, boating, volleyball, picnics and just enjoying the waterfront. The park has a wonderful playground designed especially for the kids! College of the Albemarle Fenwick-Hollowell Wetlands Trail 1208 North Road Street Elizabeth City, NC 27909 252-335-0821 ext. 2211 As you drive into the College of the Albemarle, watch for the entrance to the 0.5 mile long boardwalk on the left side of the street by the campus buildings, identified as the College of the Albemarle Fenwick-Hollowell Wetlands Trail. From this entrance, the boardwalk takes you through a wet area with uprooted trees and thick vegetation that provides suitable habitat for cardinals, flycatchers, vireos and other songbirds. A short distance later, you emerge onto a canal that leads to the wide expanse of the Pasquotank River. Along the canal, there are good viewing opportunities for both resident and migrating songbirds. Watch for Green Heron and other wading birds at the water's edge. As the trail reaches the Pasquotank River, search the cypress trees hanging with Spanish moss for additional species. Watch for a beaver dam where the canal meets the river. Benches and gazebos along the river provide opportunities to sit quietly, listen and observe. The gazebos are home to Barn Swallow during the summer. Along the river a stand of phragmites provides habitat and cover that can be searched for additional species. For more information on this site or other bird watching sites in Northeast North Carolina the click here. Dismal Swamp Canal Welcome Center
983 Simpsons Ditch Road Elizabeth City, NC 27909 252-337-6600 Some of this park's activities include catch and release fishing, a playground for ages 0-12, wetlands boardwalk, educational forest, walking trails, basketball, beach volleyball, picnic areas, skate board park and more. Meads Pool Recreation Area Indian Island Road Shiloh, NC 27974 252-482-7701 Located in Camden County. The one primary dirt road through the middle of the North River Game Land provides good birding opportunities. If you have the energy to make it 3 miles, you will find a 55 acre waterfowl impoundment at the end of the road and will have chances to see wading birds, shorebirds and wintering waterfowl. Even if you don't make it the full distance, you will pass through both upland and swamp forest habitats along the way, with opportunities to see and hear birds typical of these habitat types. Wood Duck are present year-round, along with Wood Thrush, Prothonotary, Swainson's and Hooded Warblers during the summer. Watch and listen for Brown-headed Nuthatch and Indigo Bunting in open pine woodlands. For more information on this site or other bird watching sites in Northeast North Carolina the click here. Southern and Dawson Playlot Elizabeth City, NC 27909 252-335-1424 Affectionately known as the "Fish Courts", this park is situated on the corner of Southern Avenue and Dawson Street. It is equipped with an asphalt basketball court lighted for night play, swings, slide and other playground equipment, as well as, a fishing pier and picnic area. Weeksville Boardwalk 252-337-6600 Located on Newbegun Creek and is adjacent to Weeksville Elementary School. Has a public viewing area for wildlife and other ecological interaction. |
Boat Ramps |
Dog Corner Park and Waterfront Park ramps: Elizabeth City Waterfront The Sawmill Park ramp: Weeksville Sawyer’s Creek ramp: US Highway 343 North in Camden County |
| Marinas | Causeway Marina DB City Marina Lamb's Marina Mariners’ Wharf The Pelican, Inc. Riverside Boat Works/Elizabeth City Shipyard |
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Photo Credit: Kayaker, Doug Lane; Painters & Osprey, Irene Pollack; Canoers, G.Z.U. Morton; Harbor of Hospitality sign, Martha Harper.