New Bern’s Outdoor Life

Enjoy the great outdoors – boating, fishing, golfing, hunting, swimming, camping, and much more in and around New Bern, North Carolina!

Smoke cloud seen from Jacksonville N.C. on April 21, 2023

Croatan National Forest wildfire update: 36,000 acres consumed, 30% contained, air quality forecast

Deputy Incident Commander David Nelson with the U.S. Forest Service provided an update on the Great Lake Fire in the Croatan National Forest this morning. He said, “the location of the northernmost fire progression is five miles southwest of the Coastal Carolina Regional […]

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Fire in the Croatan National Forest

Firefighters and agencies work around the clock to contain wildfire that’s consumed over 35,000 acres in Croatan National Forest

Craven County Government received the following update from Lia Parker, the Great Lake Fire Public Information Officer with the United States Forest Service regarding the Great Lake Fire in the Croatan National Forest. Great Lakes Fire grows to over 35,000 acres in

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Talbots Lots in downtown New Bern, NC

‘Talbots Lots’ in downtown New Bern donated to Tryon Palace Foundation, will be developed as new park

Questions concerning what would become of the real estate in downtown New Bern known as the “Talbots Lots” have finally been answered.  According to a press release from the Tryon Palace Foundation, the property located at the corner of South Front Street

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