Dismal Swamp State Park
Dismal Swamp State Park is a North Carolina state park in Camden County, North Carolina, in the United States. The park was created as a state natural area in 1974 with the help of The Nature Conservancy, and on July 28, 2007, the North Carolina General Assembly re-designated it as a state park. It opened to the public in 2008. This marked the first time that public access to Great Dismal Swamp was made possible in North Carolina. The park covers 14,432 acres (58.40 km2) of protected land on the North Carolina/Virginia border. Park offices are 3 miles (4.8 km) south of the border on U.S. Route 17 near South Mills. Features of the park include the canal which is used regularly by boaters using the Intracoastal Waterway and several miles of hiking and biking trails.
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IUCN category III (natural monument or feature) | |
State park entrance bridge on the Dismal Swamp Canal. | |
Location of Dismal Swamp State Park in North Carolina Dismal Swamp State Park (the United States) | |
| Location | Camden, North Carolina, United States |
| Coordinates | 36°30′46″N 76°24′59″W |
| Area | 14,432 acres (58.40 km2) |
| Elevation | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Established | 1974 |
| Named for | Great Dismal Swamp |
| Operator | North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation |
| Website | Dismal Swamp State Park |