Elizabethtown (North Carolina)

Elizabethtown is the seat of Bladen County on the North Carolina Coastal Plain. It's a good place for the nature-lover or outdoor enthusiast.

Elizabethtown is located along Hwy 87 about halfway between Fayetteville and Wilmington.

• 34.6834-78.59691 Jones Lake State Park, 4117 NC-242 N, ☏ +1 910 588-4550. Daily 8AM-8PM. This serene setting on Jones Lake includes bay thickets and lone pond cypress trees emerging from the water in romantic fashion. You can swim, boat, camp, or hike a 4-mile trail. Free.  (updated Oct 2021)
• 34.58444-78.44952 Singletary Lake State Park, 6707 NC-53 E, Kelly, ☏ +1 910 669-2928. Daily 8AM-5PM. Similar to Jones Lake, only more isolated.  (updated Oct 2021)
• 34.61403-78.585483 Brown's Creek Bike Trail, 1910 E Broad St. This is 11 some miles of mountain bike trails through wooded terrain with elevation changes so as to keep things interesting.  (updated Oct 2021)
• 34.64785-78.520174 White Lake Water Park, 192 NC-53, ☏ +1 910 872-0035. Water park with various slides.  (updated Oct 2021)

• 34.63163-78.489641 Camp Clearwater, 2038 White Lake Dr, ☏ +1 910 862-3365. Family camping type destination on White Lake with beach.  (updated Oct 2021)