National Forests in North Carolina

Croatan Hurricane Recovery Updates

Current Updates can be found at the Hurricane Florence Story Map and here

January 29, 2019: Updated map of Croatan Closures
December 17, 2018: Pine Cliff Horse Trails and Parking Lot Reopen on Croatan National Forest
November 13, 2018: Hurricane Florence recovery work slowed due to weather on the Croatan National Forest
November 5, 2018: Farrier Farm (FS Road 121A) and Brice Creek Recreation Areas reopened.
November 2, 2018: NIMO Team completes its Hurricane Florence recovery work on the Croatan National Forest today
November 1, 2018: NIMO Team will complete its assigned Hurricane Florence recovery work on the Croatan National Forest by Friday
October 31, 2018: Hurricane Florence recovery work on the Croatan National Forest makes good progress Tuesday
October 30, 2018: Crews make great progress on Hurricane Florence recovery work on the Croatan National Forest
October 29, 2018: Hurricane Florence recovery work on the Croatan National Forest is right on schedule
October 28, 2018: One more road and boat launch open on the Croatan
October 27, 2018: Work continued on Hurricane Florence recovery on the Croatan National Forest, despite the inclement weather
October 26, 2018: More trails and roads reopen on Croatan
October 25, 2018: A good day’s work on the Hurricane Florence recovery effort on the Croatan National Forest
October 24, 2018: Progress has been made on Hurricane Florence recovery work
October 23, 2018: New Tool Provides Comprehensive Look at Hurricane Florence Recovery Progress
October 22, 2018: Wind Brings Hurricane Florence Recovery Work to a crawl in North Carolina
October 21, 2018: Weather Slows Hurricane Florence Recovery Work in North Carolina
October 16, 2018: A new Croatan National Forest closure map was produced by the GIS personnel on site this week. It shows the current status of road and recreation area closures. The roads marked in red are closed to all travel; those marked in orange are closed to vehicles but may be accessed by foot, bicycle or horse. All recreation areas remain closed. Updated Croatan Closure Map
October 15, 2018: Cedar Point, Flanners Beach and Oyster Point campgrounds are closed until December 1, 2018, due to damage from Hurricane Florence. Refunds for reservations will be done through recreation.gov and not by the Croatan National Forest.
October 13, 2018: Millis Road and Pringle Road on the Croatan National Forest reopened to all vehicles after Hurricanes Florence and Michael. Millis Road reopened from the east end to where it intersects with South Gulley Branch Road. The west end of Millis Road will remain closed due to ongoing need for additional repairs. The Pringle Road reopened from HWY 24 to the Millis Road junction.
October 4, 2018: Croatan National Forest Alerts Hunters to Road Closures
October 1, 2018: Current closures on the Croatan National Forest.
September 27, 2018: Barricades have been placed to prevent the public from accessing roads damaged by Hurricane Florence. These roads include Brice, Pringle, Siddie Fields, Great Lake and Millis Roads. Forest Service Law Enforcement Officers have closed these roads to all foot and motorized traffic for the protection of health and public safety. We apologize for any inconvenience.
September 25, 2018: The public should call the Croatan Florence Response line to report damage on the Croatan National Forest at (252) 379-2488 or emailing detailed information to croatanflorenceresponse@gmail.com. For information about openings and closures call the Croatan National Forest office at (252) 638-5628.
September 23, 2018: The Croatan National Forest is closing Millis and Great Lake Roads as a result of significant damage from Hurricane Florence.
September 18, 2018: Status of Closures on National Forests in North Carolina
September 17, 2018: Croatan Road and Rec Closures
September 13, 2018: Croatan Emergency Closure Order
September 12, 2018: Hurricane Florence Closures for the Uwharrie and Croatan National Forests
September 11, 2018: Due to Hurricane Florence, the U.S. Forest Service has decided to close down all campgrounds on the Croatan National Forests beginning Wednesday, September 12. This includes the temporary suspension of creating reservations on www.recreation.gov. Cancelled reservations will be refunded by the reservation service. The health, safety, and well-being of the public and visitors to our National Forests is of our number one priority and this decision is intended to keep our recreation users safe during Hurricane Florence.