This is a free and short ferry ride on Neuse River to Minnesott Beach. Popular activities include swimming, fishing, picnicking (sheltered area available) and hiking.

Numerous aircraft static displays outside, good information on the. displays inside about Havelock and the Marine Corps Air Station at Cherry Point inside. This activity is also free of cost!

22 mile trail going through a variety of coastal swamps and pine forest. You can hike the whole trail end to end or break it up into a smaller adventure.