Goose Creek State Park Calendar of Events for August, 2015 | Eastern North Carolina Now

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      Tuesday, August 4, 2015       Mallard Creek Hike       10:00 am

    Go for a one-mile hike down to the water on Mallard Creek. We will be walking through a Loblolly Pine plantation and end up in an old mixed stand of Loblolly Pine and hardwoods that are draped with Spanish moss. We will discuss what this area would have looked like when the early settlers arrived and also some of the ecology of the forest, Mallard Creek, and the Pamlico River. Meet in the last parking lot.

      Saturday, August 8, 2015       Discovery Room       10:00 am

    Bring the kids to check out our taxidermy mounts in the Discovery Room and learn about the animals that call Goose Creek home. Meet at the visitor center.
Down to the waters' edge of Goose Creek: Above.     photo by Stan Deatherage     Click image to epand.
      Friday, August 14, 2015       Movies with the Stars: ‘Paddington’       9:00 pm

    ‘Paddington’ is a fun and exciting movie, especially when you are enjoying it under the beautiful night sky. The movie will be shown at Flicker Field, located across from the park’s visitor center. There are some picnic tables for seating, but feel free to bring your own chairs and blankets.

      Tuesday, August 18, 2015       Tar Kiln Hike       10:00 am

    Take a walk down the Tar Kiln Trail to see the evidence that remains from the naval stores industry that supplied tar, pitch and turpentine to much of the world during the 18th and 19th centuries. Meet at the Ivey Gut Trail parking lot.

      Sunday, August 30, 2015       History Hike       10:00 am

    Learn about the history of the area, starting with the establishment of North Carolina’s first town on this ½ mile interpretive hike. Meet in the last parking lot.


    Contact:

     Vanessa Fischer

       Goose Greek State Park

       2190 Camp Leach Road
       Washington, NC 27889

       Phone: (252) 923-2191  •  vanessa.fischer@ncparks.gov