See the Cape Fear River website for additional information. Primary recreational opportunities are listed below.
Directions & Lake History/Factoid
Directions: Lock and Dam #1 is located at Kings Bluff approximately 39 miles above Wilmington. Lock
and Dam 1 is accessible to public use via SR 1734 Lock #1 Rd. from North Carolina State
Highway 87.
Lock and Dam # 2 is located approximately 2 miles from the court house in Elizabethtown,
NC. Lock and Dam 2 is accessible to public use via SR 1703 from North Carolina State
Highway 87.
William O. Huske Lock and Dam #3 is located at Tolars Landing, approximately 17 miles
south-southeast of Fayetteville, NC. Wm. O. Huske lock and dam is accessible to public use
via connecting road SR 1355 to North Carolina State Road 87.
Factoid: Located in the tobacco country of eastern North Carolina on the improved channel between
Wilmington and Fayetteville, the facilities are equipped for day-use, boating and
picnicking. Shad fishing is popular, but swimming and camping are not permitted.
Age & Disability Discount Passes
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Recreation Services Status
Please see the list below for USACE managed areas. Other parks run by state or private marinas are not included in the list below. Please contact the state or private marina for additional information.
Open
Partially Open
Closed
Status Unknown
3 Recreation areas at Cape Fear River
Lock & Dam 1 Day-Use Area
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Lock & Dam 2 Day-Use Area
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Wm O Huske Day-Use Area
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$ Corps Fees Collected
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Camping |
E | Electric Campsites |
N | Non-electric Campsites |
P | Primitive Campsites |
G | Group Camping |
D | Dump Station |
Fishing |
C | Fish Cleaning Stations |
D | Fishing Docks |
P | Fishing Piers |
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Picnic |
A | Picnic Area |
G | Group Picnic |
GS | Group Picnic Shelter |
Swimming |
BE | Beach |
P | Swimming Pool |
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Trails |
B | Bike Trails |
Q | Equestrian Trails |
H | Hiking Trails |
I | Hiking Trails - Interpretive |
R | Off Road Vehicle Trails |
F | Fitness Trails |
W | Water Trails |
S | Snow Mobile Trails |
CC | Cross Country Skiing Trails |
M | Multipurpose Trails |
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