Reservations Alert ... details ±Firewood Transportation Endangers Plants ... details ±

Make advance reservations at state parks online or through our toll-free call center. Call 1-877-7-CAMP-NC (722-6762) or select a park from the dropdown box on the left to navigate to the reservations page for that park.

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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. Learn more

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Boat Ramp Open ... details ±

The recent storm system deposited more than 8 inches of rain restoring the lake to normal levels.

Updated: 2009-11-16 10:11:49

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Click the links below to experience sights and (or) sounds from this park.

==>View pictures of plants and animals from this park using the Natural Resource Inventory Database (NRID). Clicking this link will take you to the NRID website.

==>View scenic pictures from this park using the Image Database (The ID). Clicking this link will take you to The ID website.

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Below are photographs of some of the sights visitors see when visiting Pettigrew.

Tundra swans on Lake Phelps with a red breasted merganser in the foreground.
Wade-fishing from the pocosin area on the south side of Lake Phelps.
Wade-fishing from the pocosin area on the south side of Lake Phelps.
Spanish moss on bald cypress trees in Lake Phelps at Moccasin overlook.
Spanish moss on bald cypress trees in Lake Phelps at Moccasin overlook.
Canoe trip on the Scuppernong River.
Autumn on Lake Phelps.
Sunset on Lake Phelps from the Pocosin area.

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