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Island Creek Trailhead
Island Creek Trail has long been a favorite place for nature study. To make this rich botanical area available for public enjoyment, the Trent Woods Garden Club of New Bern, cooperating with the U.S. Forest Service established this self guided half-mile Forest Walk in the spring of 1967. Planning and installing the numbered posts, and the matching interpretive information were done as an Eagle Scout project by James C. Simmons, Jr. of Scout Troop 67. the Croatan National Forest gratefully acknowledges this valuable assistance. This is a 1/2 mile trail which is perfect for an afternoon or morning hike. It shows you many different land shapes and variety of plants and trees that grow here and in other places like this. As you walk you will notice posts with numbers on them along the trail. These numbers match those in the pamphlet located in the box at the trailhead.
At a Glance
| Reservations: | No reservation |
|---|---|
| Fees: | No fee. |
| Open Season: | Year round. |
| Usage: | Light |
| Closest Towns: | New Bern, Pollocksville |
| Operated By: | USDA-Forest Service, Croatan National Forest |
General Information
Directions:Take US 70 south of New Bern and turn at the Burger King by Trent East Crossing Shopping Center. Go to the stop sign and take a left onto SR1004 and continue 7.5 miles. The trailhead is on the right.
General Notes:
Dogs must be leashed at all times.
Activities
Day Hiking
Viewing Wildlife
Viewing Plants
Viewing Scenery
Interpretive Areas
Alerts & Warnings
- Grandfather RD: Locust Cove Fire burning near Hwy 80 in Sunnyvale
- Cheoah RD: Prescribed Burn Planned in Graham County
- Cheoah RD: NCDOT highway improvements will affect AT users
- Croatan NF: Two Roads Closed for Visitor Safety and Maintenance
- Cheoah RD: Fontana Loop Trail TR15, Portions of Bee Cove TR421 Temporarily Close
- Be Bear Aware
- Catawba Falls Trail (TR 225) Closed
- Camping and other restrictions now in effect at Max Patch
- Grandfather RD: Linville Gorge Wilderness Camping Permits Move to Recreation.gov
- Nantahala RD: Old River Rd Temporarily Closed For Maintenance Beginning 3/1/23
- Nantahala RD: Multiple areas under construction
- Appalachian RD: NCDOT construction near Harmon Den may affect Forest access
- Grandfather RD: Old House Gap Rd (FS192) temporarily closed
- Recreate responsibly
- Target Shooting prohibited on Croatan National Forest