Category: North Carolina private

Green Swamp Preserve
The Green Swamp Preserve in Brunswick County, North Carolina has an easy trail running through it.  The 17,424 acre preserve, owned by the Nature Conservancy,  “…contains some of the country’s finest examples of longleaf pine savannas. The open savannas have a diverse herb layer with many orchids and insectivorous plants. Almost 13,000 acres of the preserve, however, are comprised of a dense evergreen shrub bog (pocosin) dominated by gallberry, titi, and sweetbay.”  Phone 910-395-5000  Here is their website.   Described on North Carolina Birding Trail  Thank you to Bill Blevins are letting me know about this preserve.
The trail is 1 1/2 mile round trip and flat.  “A small portion of the trail is boardwalk through thick shrubs. The board walk can get quite slippery, so be careful.” Closed-toe waterproof shoes are advised.

Nags Head Woods Preserve
“This extensive ecological preserve on North Carolina’s Outer Banks protects a remarkable range of unique habitats, including forested dunes, interdune ponds, marshes, and wetlands.”
Here is the Preserve website.  Phone 252-441-2525.   Trail Map
Remember that “easy” is a relative term.  Call ahead or check at the office.
The Nature Conservancy has built an accessible one mile trail through the maritime forest, with views of an interdunal freshwater pond and the brackish marsh system.
Center Trail  0.25 mile “easy”

Discovery Trail 0.5 mile “easy”