Overlooking the River at Cliffs of the Neuse in Seven Springs, NC
Winding your way down highway 111, full of eastern North Carolina barbecue, you need to find a place to walk off that Brunswick Stew. Cliffs of the Neuse State Park offers easy to moderate short hikes of .2 to .5 miles, reasonable jaunts even for the littlest family member. The cliffs, carved into a bend of the Neuse River, offer a sedimentary snapshot of North Carolina’s geological past. One hundred years ago, people visited to drink from the mineral springs to cure their various ills. Today, folks cure their city blues by swimming, camping, boating or visiting the interpretive museum.
Hike down the steeply terraced Spanish Moss Trail and squelch through the mudflats in this bend of the river at Cliffs of the Neuse State Park. Here the cypress trees flourish, their knees sticking up out of the slippery silt like rustic sculptures. When the water is low, carefully pick your way out onto the flats to find diminutive lavender bivalves exposed in the mud. Clamber out onto a tree that grows over the water to get that perfect shot. And don’t forget the cypress knees, one of which bears a startling resemblance to the family of the nativity.
Winding your way down highway 111, full of eastern North Carolina barbecue, you need to find a place to walk off that Brunswick Stew. Cliffs of the Neuse State Park offers easy to moderate short hikes of .2 to .5 miles, reasonable jaunts even for the littlest family member. The cliffs, carved into a bend of the Neuse River, offer a sedimentary snapshot of North Carolina’s geological past. One hundred years ago, people visited to drink from the mineral springs to cure their various ills. Today, folks cure their city blues by swimming, camping, boating or visiting the interpretive museum.
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