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Neuse River access points and trip distances, North Carolina

20 access points (20 public) along 176.9 river miles of the Neuse 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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Dark dots are public access points; brown dots are private, members-only or agency-land access. Tap a dot for its river mile and coordinates.

River conditions: Neuse River Near Clayton, Nc
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Access points in river order

River mileAccessLatitude, longitudeTo next (river mi)
0.0Boat ramp near Harris Creek
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35.85887, -78.52826 0.8
0.8Canoe Access
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35.84754, -78.53041 4.0
4.9Millburnie Dam Canoe Launch
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35.79888, -78.53973 2.0
6.9Canoe Launch
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35.77351, -78.54017 1.5
8.4Poole Road Canoe Launch
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35.75503, -78.53243 28.3
36.6Smithfield
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35.51473, -78.34802 28.1
64.7Richardsons Bridge
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35.37541, -78.19798 7.1
71.8Coxs Ferry
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35.35667, -78.13691 7.4
79.2Stevens Mill
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35.36713, -78.06728 6.1
85.3Goldsboro
About 0.33 mi from the mapped river line.
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35.34824, -78.02362 6.4
91.7Prices Landing
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35.31380, -77.94506 6.6
98.3Cliffs of the Neusse Canoe Launch
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35.26123, -77.90726 5.7
104.0State Park Canoe Tie-Uo
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35.24132, -77.88333 2.5
106.6Seven Springs
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35.22873, -77.84604 21.6
128.1Boat ramp (west ramp)
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35.26065, -77.61891 3.0
131.1Kinston
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35.25755, -77.59060 23.4
154.5Maple Cypress
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35.31367, -77.30282 11.4
165.9Cow Pen Landing
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35.23865, -77.16684 2.2
168.1Spring Garden
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35.21902, -77.14854 8.8
176.9Bridgeton
About 0.24 mi from the mapped river line.
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35.14469, -77.04772 end
Data notes: 2 access points are 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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