Army Corps of Engineers Pojects in North Carolina

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, one of the nation's largest providers of outdoor recreation, operates more than 2,500 recreation areas at 456 projects (mostly lakes) and leases another 1,800 sites to state and local park and recreation authorities or private interests. The Corps operates six sites in North Carolina.

B. Everett Jordan Dam and Reservoir
2080 Jordan Dam Road
Moncure, NC 27559
(919) 542-4501
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The 13,900-acre lake is also home to eight state recreation areas. The Corps of Engineers has a visitors center and an observation deck at the dam, and offers bank fishing below the spillway.

Cape Fear River Locks and Dams
P.O. Box 1890
Wilmington, NC 28402-1890
(910) 251-4826
Locator Map (Elizabethtown)

Paved boat launches and canoe launches are available at three sites on the improved Cape Fear River channel between Wilmington and Fayetteville, along with picnic areas with grills, water fountains and restrooms. They are in Bladen County off N.C. 87. Lock and Dam No. 1 is about 27 miles southeast of Elizabethtown. Lock and Dam No. 2 is about 1 mile southeast of Elizabethtown, then 1 mile northeast on a state road to the lock. William O. Huske Lock and Dam is about 17 miles southeast of Fayetteville. Click the photo for more information about Huske Dam.

Falls Lake
11405 Falls of Neuse Road
Wake Forest, NC 27587
(919) 846-9332
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The 12,500-acre lake is also home to seven state recreation areas. The Corps of Engineers offers bank and dock fishing in the dam's tailrace area, plus nature trails and a visitors center.

W. Kerr Scott Dam and Reservoir
499 Reservoir Road
Wilkesboro, NC 28697-7462
(336) 921-3390
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The Corps of Engineers has established 10 day use areas, three family-style campgrounds (with electricity, water and showers), six boat ramps, a marina, and more than 14 miles of trails for hiking and mountain biking at this lake in the Yadkin River Valley foothills.

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