Carolina Beach State Park is located south of Wilmington on Pleasure Island near. It is on the Cape Fear River and Snow's Cut, a part of the Intercoastal Waterway.

The campground has 83 rustic sites and two bath houses with hot showers. The park does not offer electric and water hookups, but does have a dump station.

Falls Lake State Park is just minutes north of Raleigh and offers endless opportunities for water recreation. Around the lake are a number of campgrounds and recreation areas. The campgrounds offer clean bath houses and private, rustic sites with hookups. Most campgrounds have boatramps, and the Division of Wildlife Resources also maintains some public boat ramps.

Jordan Lake is one of 3 lakes in the Research Triangle of North Carolina. Jordan is south of Durham and provides unlimited water recreation.

There are many great and well-maintained campgrounds around the lake, with Crosswinds being one of them. Nearby is the Crosswinds Marina as well as some local baitshops. The NC Division of Wildlife Resources maintains a boat ramp at Farrington Point.