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Cape Fear River access points and trip distances, North Carolina

17 access points (17 public) along 166.5 river miles of the Cape Fear River in North Carolina. Distances are measured along the river on the NHDPlus V2 main-stem flowline, not straight-line. River mile 0 is the farthest-upstream access listed here.

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Access points in river order

River mileAccessLatitude, longitudeTo next (river mi)
0.0Avents Ferry Bridge
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35.55048, -79.02523 16.6
16.6Boat ramp (west ramp)
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35.40696, -78.81489 2.5
19.1Lillington
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35.39752, -78.77375 7.9
27.0Boat ramp near Juniper Creek
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35.31270, -78.69230 26.6
53.6Boat ramp near Locks Creek
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35.04656, -78.85784 3.6
57.1Fayetteville
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34.99668, -78.85062 16.6
73.7William O Huske Lock And Dam
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34.83404, -78.82381 2.5
76.2Boat ramp (west ramp)
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34.80187, -78.81085 4.4
80.6Tar Heel
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34.74526, -78.78576 14.5
95.1Tory Hole
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34.63259, -78.60379 1.9
97.0Lock And Dam #2
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34.62519, -78.57461 23.3
120.3Elwells Ferry
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34.47355, -78.36871 8.8
129.1Lock And Dam #1
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34.40329, -78.29341 19.2
148.3Boat ramp near Bay Branch
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34.33578, -78.05546 11.2
159.5Boat ramp near Cartwheel Branch (east ramp)
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34.25935, -77.98803 3.8
163.3Dram Tree Park
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34.22751, -77.95032 3.2
166.5Boat ramp near Brunswick River
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About 0.13 mi from the mapped river line.
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34.18279, -77.95500 end
Data notes: 1 access point is more than 0.1 mi from the mapped line; its river mile is where it meets the line.

Sources: river line and lengths from NHDPlus V2 via EPA WATERS (lengths scaled to each reach's published length); access points from NC Wildlife Boating Access Areas, OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Only access points in our launch data are shown, so there may be others. Check access, dams and conditions before you go.

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