Goose Creek State Park

Goose Creek State Park
Goose Creek State Park
Map showing the location of Goose Creek State Park
Map showing the location of Goose Creek State Park
Location of Goose Creek State Park in North Carolina
Map showing the location of Goose Creek State Park
Map showing the location of Goose Creek State Park
Goose Creek State Park (the United States)
LocationBeaufort, North Carolina, United States
Coordinates35°28′25″N 76°54′50″W / 35.47361°N 76.91389°W / 35.47361; -76.91389
Area1,672 acres (6.77 km2)[1]
Elevation0 ft (0 m)
EstablishedSeptember 1974
Named forGoose Creek
Governing bodyNorth Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation
WebsiteGoose Creek State Park
Designated1980

Goose Creek State Park is a North Carolina state park near Washington, Beaufort County, North Carolina in the United States. It covers 1,672 acres (6.77 km2)[1] just off of Pamlico Sound, in North Carolina's Coastal Plain. Goose Creek State Park is home to a wide variety of wildlife that make their homes in the extensive salt water marshes, inlets and creeks on the northern side of the sound. Goose Creek State Park is open for year-round recreation, east of Washington, two miles (3 km) south of U.S. Route 264 on Camp Leach Road.[2]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference ParkSize was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Goose Creek State Park". North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on January 18, 2008. Retrieved October 23, 2007.