Activities
Lumber River State Park is in the south-central portion of the coastal plans
of North Carolina. It offers 115-miles of free flowing river for paddlers and
fisherman to enjoy.
Experience the Park!
Lumber River State Park
2819 Princess Ann Rd.
Orrum, NC 28369
910-628-4564
lumber.river@ncparks.gov
GPS: 34.90023, -79.002220
The river meanders
through four North
Carolina counties
and is divided into
recreational, scenic
and natural sections.
One of few
blackwater rivers
in North Carolina
Moore
County
Hoke
County
Scotland
County
Robeson
County
Columbus
County
■■ Wood stork
■■ Mississippi kite
Fun Facts
■■ Swallow-tailed kite
■■ Redbreast sunfish
■■ The park was established in 1989.
■■ The upper section of the river was
designated as a State Recreational Water
Trail in 1978.
■■ The lower section of the river was
designated as a State Canoe Trail in 1984.
■■ Prothonotary
115-miles of river
with 24 boat
launches
■■ Rafinesque
big-eared bat
■■ River otter
■■ Belted kingfisher
■■ Originally, Lumber River was named
Drowning Creek.
■■ The name Lumber River was derived from the
extensive timber harvesting and transporting
done in the late 1700’s.
Plantlife consists of
mountain laurel, spider
lily, swamp mallow,
Carolina bog mint,
dwarf iris, water elm
■■ It is one of the longest unobstructed rivers in
North Carolina.
■■ Eighty-one miles of the Lumber River are
included in the National Wild and Scenic
River system.
■■ The park is headquartered in Princess Ann,
the second town chartered in Robeson
County.
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