Hunters Creek (FR 144) in NC -- Camping Rules & Access
Hunters Creek (FR 144) in NC
Road corridorNFs in North Carolina, Croatan Ranger District
7.3 mi from Cape Carteret
Maps 31 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 2.2–2.7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
National Forests in North Carolina ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Moderate
- 1.9 of this road’s 8.6 miles are maintained for passenger cars, mostly gravel with 1.9 miles of dirt.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Gates 3.2 and 6.2 miles along the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.8 miles off.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Rules
- The following acts are prohibited on the Pisgah, Nantahala, Uwharrie and Croatan National Forests:…Camping or maintaining a campsite in excess of 14 days within any 30 day time period, unless the campsite has been posted with different stay limits by the Forest Service. 36 CFR 261.58(a).
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 56–75°F, 4.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.