Neuse River Recreation Area

This is Flanners beach. There's no Neuse or Croatan National park. Or access They're all one place. It needs to be repaired like Fisher's landing has been closed since 2019 yet it's beautiful. Why? People want to come. Fix it and they will.

The beach is closed indefinitely due to hurricane damage, but it is still a pleasant picnic area. There is a small campground there that is small but nice. The host family is very nice and helpful. Many of the sites are quite small, and many don't have electric hookups. There are no water or sewer hookups, but they have potable water faucets and a dump station. Very clean bath house.

Unfortunately, the beach access in the parking lot is closed as of July 2024, still, but the woodland paths do have access to the beach. The sign says where the fencing is installed is off limits. We like walking the trails and by the waters edge.

A decent place for a picnic but the National Forest Service has had the beach closed for years apparently since a hurricane washed out the stairs. Instead of just fixing the accessibility issues they've built a giant fence and fight to keep people from accessing the beach.

This is a quiet place with a nice hiking / biking trail. It was fun to find turtles on the trail!