Pocosin Wilderness
Appearance
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Map of the United States | |
Location | Carteret and Craven Counties, North Carolina, USA |
Nearest city | Havelock, North Carolina |
Coordinates | 34°47′18″N 077°01′01″W / 34.78833°N 77.01694°W[1] |
Area | 11,801 acres (48 km2) |
Designation | 1984 |
Designated | Wilderness Area |
Governing body | United States Forest Service |
Pocosin Wilderness was designated in 1984, and it covers 11,801 acres (48 km2) in the Croatan National Forest in eastern North Carolina. The Wilderness Area is a vast wetland, and it lacks trails and campsites. Travel through this wilderness is difficult.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Pocosin Wilderness, Wilderness.net website
Categories:
- IUCN Category Ib
- Protected areas of Carteret County, North Carolina
- Protected areas of Craven County, North Carolina
- Croatan National Forest
- Protected areas established in 1984
- Wilderness areas of North Carolina
- North Carolina geography stubs
- Southern United States protected area stubs
- Eastern North Carolina geography stubs