Goose Creek STATE PARK
Activities
8 TRAILS
The notorious pirate
Blackbeard once
inhabited the
Goose Creek area.
offer over
8 MILES
of hiking
The creek has many types
of saltwater and freshwater
fish, including:
GPS: 35.481853, -76.90141
Goose Creek State Park
2190 Camp Leach Road
Washington, NC 27889
252-923-2191
goose.creek@ncparks.gov
Fun Facts
■■ The park was established in 1974.
■■ Members of the Tuscarora tribe inhabited the area
around Goose Creek during the Colonial period.
■■ Evidence of the major fishing and timber
production that took place in the area can be
seen throughout the park, including remnants
of boat piers, a trackless railroad bed and burnt
remains of tar kilns.
■■ Every type of ecosystem in eastern North Carolina
— sandhill, bog and salt marsh — can be found at
the park.
Tar kiln demonstration
Yellow Perch
Striped Bass
Largemouth Bass
Bluegill
14 PRIMITIVE
CAMPSITES
Goose Creek is a haven
for birds and bird watching.
A bird observation station in
the visitor center makes a
great place to view many
different species.
Many birds migrate
to the area for winter,
including bufflehead,
scaup and ruddy duck.
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The park
offers a
butterfly garden
filled with
native plants.
