Carolina Sandhills offers Treasure Trove of Outdoor Fun

Those who visit Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge can enjoy picnicking, fishing, hiking, hunting, bicycling, non-motorized boating, and wildlife observation and photography. Birders can watch the iconic royalty of endangered birds – the red cockaded woodpecker. With so many activities to choose from, the almost 50,000-acre refuge is a sanctuary for wildlife and people. Nature lovers can take advantage of the refuge’s six named hiking trails, more than a dozen information kiosks and wayside exhibits, 30 ponds and lakes, 140 miles of earthen and gravel roads, a 10-mile paved wildlife drive, three fishing piers, two observation decks, and a photography blind. USFWS photo by Cliff Berger