Coast Guard Park is located along the shores of the beautiful Pasquotank River and across from Charles Creek Park on Riverside Avenue. The land has been developed into a beautiful waterside park with gazebo, boardwalk, fishing pier, and a parking lot. Kayak and canoe rentals due to open later in 2020!

Feel your daily stresses melt away as you cross the historic Dismal Swamp Canal and walk along the 300-foot boardwalk into this geological wonder. Walk, bike, or rent a kayak to explore the Dismal Swamp.

These asphalt courts are lighted and are open for play all year. The open space beside the tennis courts allow for frisbee, touch football, tag, kite flying and spectator seating for tournaments.

Outdoor fun for the whole family! This park's activities include catch-and-release fishing, a playground with splash pad, wetlands boardwalk, educational forest, walking trails, basketball, beach volleyball, picnic areas, skateboard park and more.

Located just north of downtown Elizabeth City, this 30 acre park has a large rec center, a nine hole par-3 golf course measuring 800 yards in length, and the Holmes Baseball Field. The park also features a picnic and fitness area along the Knobbs Creek, horseshoe pits, a children's play area, and spacious parking.

Southern swamp and hardwood forest mingle at Merchants Millpond State Park.

The refuge headquarters and Walter B. Jones, Sr. Center for the Sounds is located on the south side of Highway 64 on the Scuppernong River in Columbia, NC.

Grab your board and show your skills at Elizabeth City's skateboard park!

This beautiful park for outdoor recreation provides two boat ramps, picnic tables, park benches, a pavilion, a boardwalk and a pier along the Pasquotank River. Providing a beautiful view of the river, this park is extensively used many months of the year. Ample parking for cars and cars with boat trailers is available.