AREA LOCATION OF STATE PARK CAMPING

DUKE F'GWER ·CAMPING OPEN 1970 PETTIGREW • C .MPING OPEN LATE 1969. Mount Mitchell, located 33 miles northeast of Asheville, is accessible by the . Established in 1915, it has 1275 acres of land that are used for hiking, nature study and camping, and has a naturalist on duty during the summer. Restaurant and refreshment facilities are available. ADDRESS: Mount Mitchell State Park, Route 5, Box 400, Burnsville, 28714.

Duke Power is located on the northern shores of Lake Norman 10 miles south of Statesville and is accessible over paved county roads from U. S. Highway 21. A refreshment stand, swimming, boating and fishing are available at this 1328 acre site. ADDRESS: Duke Power State Park, Route 1, Box 485, Troutman, North Carolina 28166.

Hanging Rock is located 32 miles north of Winston Salem and can be reached by NC 89 and 66. A refreshment stand, swimming, boating, fishing, hiking and nature study with a naturalist on duty during the summer are available at this 3865 acre park. ADDRESS: , P. 0. Box 96, Danbury, North Carolina 27016.

Morrow Mountain is located 7 miles east of Albemarle and can be reached by NC 27, 75, and NC 740. One can go fishing, swimming, boating, and go on nature walks. A museum is available and a naturalist is on duty during the summer. ADDRESS: Morrow Mountain State Park, Route 2, Albemarle, North Carolina 28001. William B. Umstead is located 12 miles northwest of Raleigh on U.S. 70. This 5212 acre park provides boating, fishing, hiking and nature study, and has a naturalist on duty during the summer. ADDRESS: William B. Umstead State Park, Route 8, Box 239, Raleigh, North Carolina 27607.

Jones Lake is located 4 miles north of Elizabethtown and is reached by NC 274. Swimming, boating, fishing, picnicking, nature study, hiking, and a refreshment stand are available on this 1803 acre park. ADDRESS: , Kelly Star Route, Elizabethtown, North Carolina 28337.

Cliffs of the Neuse State Park is located on the banks of the Neuse River 14 miles southeast of Goldsboro on N.C. Highway 111. Swimming, boating, fishing, hiking, and nature study are available and a naturalist is on duty during the summer. ADDRESS: Cliffs of the Neuse State Park, Route 2, SevenSprings, North Carolina 28578.

Pettigrew is located on the shores of the 16,600 acre 9 miles from Creswell off U. S. Highway 64. Boating and fishing are available as well as an opportunity to enjoy a restored eighteenth century plantation known as "". ADDRESS: , Route 1, Creswell, North Carolina 27928.

APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE PARK SUPERINTENDENT.

RESERVATIONS ARE NOT TRANSFERABLE EXCEPT WITH THE CONSENT OF THE PARK SUPERINTENDENT. North Carolina State Parks are open seven days a week GENERAL the year 'round for picnicking, hiking, nature study, sightseeing, and similar uses (except at Mount Mitchell and Mount Jefferson INFDRIVIATIDN which are governed by weather conditions). Swimming facilities are operated from about June 1 through Labor Day. Refreshment stands are operated from about June 1 through Labor Day. Family campgrounds are operated from April 1 to November 1.

All North Carolina State Parks are open for public ingress and egress during the following hours:

November, December, January, February ...... 8:00 a.m .-6:00p.m.

March, October ...... 8:00 a.m .-7:00p.m.

April, May, September .... 8:00 a.m.-8:00p.m.

June, July, August ...... 8:00 a.m.-9:00p.m. ---

Swimming facilities and refreshment stands open at 10:00 a.m. and close at 6:00p.m. Admission to and parking in the North Carolina State Parks are free.

The location of each North Carolina State Park is shown on North Carolina State Highway Commission maps and on most of the highway maps issued by oil companies.

North Carolina State Park Rules and Regulations are posted at various places in each state park and are enforced by the park superintendents and park rangers. They include the usual provisions prohibiting cutting of trees or other vegetation, gathering of rocks, minerals, arrowheads or other artifacts, damage to state park property, building of fires except in outdoor fireplaces, etc.

Speed limit in all state parks is 25 miles per hour.

Additional information concerning North Carolina State Parks may be obtained by writing the Division of State Parks, ' Department of Conservation and Development, Raleigh, North Carolina 27602. - =--- -~~-~--- -

FACILITIES Each campground has a road through it, over which the camper may drive his car (and trailer) directly to the individual campsites. Each campsite is equipped with table and bench, outdoor fireplace, tent site and parking space for car or trailer (except Mount Mitchell State Park which has tent camping only and a central parking area). Each campground has a central washhouse with lavatories, flush toilets, and showers for men and women, and built-in laundry washtubs. Sewage disposal and water supply facilities are approved by the North Carolina State Board of Health. Electrical, sewage and water connections for trailers are not available.

Developed campgrounds are available in Hanging Rock, Jones Lake, Morrow Mountain, Mount Mitchell, and William B. Umstead State Parks.

Fee for the use of campgrounds is $1.50 per day per campsite for four-persons or less, plus 25 cents per day for each additional person in excess of four persons. Checkout time is 3:00p.m.

Campsite fees are payable with application for campsite reservation.

Reservations are made for periods of seven days to two weeks. Campers wishing to stay for periods less than seven days will be assigned to unreserved campsites if available on arrival at the park. FOR RESERVATIONS WRITE TO THE PARK SUPERINTENDENT OF THE PARK WHICH YOU WISH TO CAMP.

Refund of a paid reservation will be made if cancellation request is made at least seven (7) days prior to the date on which reservation begins. No partial refunds will be made.

Campgrounds are operated from April 1 to November 1, depending on weather conditions. (This does not include Mount Mitchell, where the campgrounds are operated from about May 15 to October 15.)

The minimum length of stay is one day, maximum is two weeks.

Camping in and use of state parks is governed by the State Parks Regulations which are posted in each washhouse. APPLICATION FOR CAMPSITE RESERVATION

Minimum reservation period 7 days ...... Maximum period two weeks. Checkout time 3 p.m. lherebyreque~ _ are~rv~ionfura~mp~~~------~S~~Pa~ for the following period (list preferred and alternate dates.)

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Expected arrival time: ______Children under 18 _____ Number of adults in party (including children 18 and older) _____ Do you plan to camp in a tent or ina trailer? ______CHECKS OR MONEY ORDERS SHOULD BE MADE PAYABLE TO THE TREASURER OF NORTH CAROLINA Name ______Please print or type both name and address. Address ______Telephone ______