Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
Columbia, NC 27925
Phone:252-796-3004
Web: www.fws.gov/pocosinlakes
Established: 1990.
Location:Northeastern North Carolina.
Facilities:Viewing sites, hiking trails, auto tour route.
Activities:Fishing, hunting, hiking, wildlife observation.
Special Features:Attempts to reintroduce the red wolf to the area have proven successful.
Habitats: 113,674 acres of open water, riverine swamp, pocosin wetlands, croplands, grass fields, and pine hardwood forests.
Access: Year round during daylight hours.
Wild life: Ducks, geese, tundra swans, raptors, red-cockaded woodpecker, red wolf, and black bears.
See other parks in North Carolina.