Carvers Creek State Park
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Carvers Creek State Park is a North Carolina state park in Cumberland County
, North Carolina
in the United States
. Located north of Fayetteville
, it covers 4,076 acres in the Sandhills
region of the state. The park covers lands around Carvers Creek, a tributary
of the Cape Fear River
, and it borders Fort Bragg. The park is currently divided into two areas, Long Valley Farm and the Sandhills Property. The park is still being planned, and the state is planning to acquire more land for the park. Interim park facilities are intended to be opened in late 2011 at Long Valley Farm. Until interim facilities are opened, the park is being managed from nearby Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve
.
Cumberland County, North Carolina
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 302,963 people, 107,358 households, and 77,619 families residing in the county. The population density was 464 people per square mile . There were 118,425 housing units at an average density of 181 per square mile...
, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Located north of Fayetteville
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Fayetteville is a city located in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. It is the county seat of Cumberland County, and is best known as the home of Fort Bragg, a U.S. Army post located northwest of the city....
, it covers 4,076 acres in the Sandhills
Sandhills (Carolina)
The Sandhills is a region in the interior of the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina. It is a strip of ancient beach dunes which generally divides the Piedmont from the coastal plain, and is the evidence of a former coastline when the ocean level was higher, or the land lower. The...
region of the state. The park covers lands around Carvers Creek, a tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Cape Fear River
Cape Fear River
The Cape Fear River is a long blackwater river in east central North Carolina in the United States. It flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Cape Fear, from which it takes its name. The overall water quality of the river is continuously measured and monitored by and conducted by the , , and the...
, and it borders Fort Bragg. The park is currently divided into two areas, Long Valley Farm and the Sandhills Property. The park is still being planned, and the state is planning to acquire more land for the park. Interim park facilities are intended to be opened in late 2011 at Long Valley Farm. Until interim facilities are opened, the park is being managed from nearby Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve
Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve
Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve is a North Carolina state park in Moore County, North Carolina in the United States. Located near Southern Pines, North Carolina, it covers 898 acres in the Sandhills region of the state.-History:...
.
External links
- Park home page
- Session Law 2005-26 established Carvers Creek State Park.