Falls Lake State Recreation Area » History
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Serious plant pests can be introduced into our parks by campers who bring in firewood. To prevent this, many of our parks sell firewood. For campers who choose to bring in their own firewood, please use wood harvested from a source local to the park. Campers should
not bring firewood from outside of North Carolina.
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Sandling Beach will close for the season on October 15 and will re-open April 1, 2010.
Shinleaf and Hollypoint will close for the winter on November 1 and will re-open on March 15, 2010.
Rolling View Loops B and C are closed for the winter and will re-open on 3/15/2010
BW Wells Group sites 6 - 11 will close for the winter on 11/15/09 and re-open on 3/15/2010. Sites 12, 13 and 14 will be closed into 2010 for site restoration.
Updated: 2009-11-13 04:11:23
Prior to 1978, flooding of the Neuse River caused extensive damage to public and private properties
including roadways, railroads, industrial sites and farmlands. The Falls Lake Project was developed by
the US Army Corps of Engineers to control damaging floods and to supply a source of water for
surrounding communities. Construction of the dam began in 1978 and was completed in 1981. In addition
to recreation opportunities, Falls Lake now provides flood and water-quality control, water supply, and
fish and wildlife conservation.