🎣 Fishing on public land in North Carolina

109 public places in North Carolina are listed for fishing (104 state & public land, 3 national forests, 1 recreation areas, 1 state forests). 4 have no entry fee. Open any place for its map, directions, fees and the land around it.

A North Carolina hunting or fishing license is required, seasons and bag limits apply, and individual units add their own rules. Check the managing agency before you go.

The places

🗺️ Brumley Forest Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🏕️ Cape Hatteras National Seashorefree
🗺️ Duke Forest Blackwood DivisionUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Johnston Mill Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Jordan Game LandUnknown — check official site
🌲 Pisgah National Forestfree
🗺️ Alligator RiverUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Angola Bay GamelandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ B.W. Wells Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bald Head Island Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Battery IslandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bear Creek Lake Access AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Beaver Dam ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bell ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Birkhead Mountains WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Black River Cypress Forest PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Buffalo Cove Game LandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bullocksville ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Butner-Falls of Neuse Game LandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Buxton Woods Coastal PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Buxton Woods Coastal PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cape Hatteras National SeashoreUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cape Lookout National SeashoreUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cascades Preservefree
🗺️ Caswell GamelandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Catfish Lake South WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Chestnut Hills PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Chowan Swamp Game LandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Chowan Swamp Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Coastal Mangement-Masonboro Estaurine Resource PreUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Coker PinetumUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cold Mountain GamelandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🌲 Croatan National ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cumberland Knob Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Currituck Estuarine SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Dan River GamelandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Davis Chapel Historic SiteUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Deep River State TrailUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Duke Forest Durham DivisionUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Duke Forest Hillsboro DivisionUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Duke Forest Korstian DivisionUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Elk Knob GamelandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Falkland Woods/Otter Creek Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Falls Lake Visitor CenterUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Flat River Waterfowl ImpoundmentUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Flat River Waterfowl ImpoundmentUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Flemingtown Road LandingUnknown — check official site
🗺️ George Watts Hill ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Green River Game LandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Gull Rock Game LandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Harper Creek Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Haymarket Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌲 Headwaters State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hidden Lake Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hill Farm GamelandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Holly Point Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Holly Shelter Game LandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Horne Creek FarmUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Horton Grove Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Howell WoodsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Kitty Hawk Woods ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Latta Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Linville Gorge WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Little Tennessee Bartram Trail ProjectUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Long Creek GreenwayUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mason Farm Biological ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mitchell River GamelandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Nags Head Woods PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Needmore GamelandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Nutbush Creek ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Occoneechee Mountain State Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Overflow Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Palmetto-Peartree PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Panthertown Valley Backcountry AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Paul And Agnes Rhyne Conservation PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pearsons Falls and GlenUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pisgah WRC Game LandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pocosin WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pond Pine WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Randleigh FarmUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Richardson-Taylor Preservefree
🗺️ Roanoke River RegionUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry CenterUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Rolling View Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Run Hill State Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sandhills Game LandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sandling Beach Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Satterwhite Point Park and JC Cooper CampgroundUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Seven Mile Creek Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Shallow Ford State Historic SiteUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Shining Rock WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Shinleaf Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ South Mountains Game LandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Suggs Mill Pond Game LandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Swan Island TractUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Swan Island TractUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Swanquarter WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Tessentee Bottomland PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Three Top Mountain GamelandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Toxaway Game LandUnknown — check official site
🌲 Uwharrie National ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Valle Crucis Scenic OverlookUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Van Swamp GamelandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Vance Game LandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Wagram Access AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Wannanish Game LandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Wrc- Neuse River IslandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Yorkshire CenterUnknown — check official site

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