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Eno River State Park lies in a narrow, steep-walled valley carved by the swift-flowing Eno River. Its five access areas offer entry into 3,941 acres of natural resources.
Canoeists encounter Class I, II and III rapids on the Eno. Spring and winter bring the best water levels. Canoe access points are located in several areas of the park.
The Eno is home to red-eye, or Roanoke bass, found elsewhere only in the Tar, Chowan and Roanoke rivers. Anglers also cast for largemouth bass, bluegill, crappie and bullhead.
Twenty-three miles of trails offer easy to difficult hikes. The rugged Cox Mountain trail is a 3.75-mile trip to views of the surrounding countryside. The moderate Bobbit's Hole Trail, a 2.65-mile round trip, reaches one of the park's most scenic spots where the river rushes around the rocks and greenery overhangs stone-lined bluffs.
Eastern cottontails live in the fields, while white-tailed deer, racoons and oppossums inhabit the forest. River otters have been spotted frolicking in the river, and gnawed stumps and trunks are evidence of the seldom-seen beaver's activity.
Primitive and backpack camping are permitted at Eno River.
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Streams flow and mountain laurels grow in the peaceful woodlands of Eno River State Park.
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