Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Travel Information

Plantation Valley: Halifax and Murfreesboro Colonists who found the valley’s fertile bottomlands ideal for large-scale farming settled the Roanoke River Valley of northeastern North Carolina in the early 1700s. By the late eighteenth century, t... Halifax, NC

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Roanoke River (Distance: 2.2 mi) The Roanoke River flows through northeastern North Carolina, supporting a floodplain that covers more than 150,000 acres. Over 219 bird species have been recorded on the floodplain. Between the Nature...

Weldon, NC - Birding - length:unknown

Peanut Ride Ramble (Distance: 12.4 mi) Early September in Virginia means it’s time for the annual Great Peanut Ride. Cyclists en masse take over the country roads of southern Virginia and northern North Carolina for four days of wonderful ...

Skippers, VA - Road Biking - length:45 mi

Emporia "Great Peanut" Challenge (Distance: 12.5 mi) This ride celebrates the humble peanut and the southern Virginia farm country that grows the peanut with such pride. There are twelve bike rides ranging in length from 13 to 125 miles. The rides ram...

Skippers, VA - Road Biking - length:62.2 mi

Little Fishing Creek (Distance: 18.8 mi) Little Fishing Creek’s watershed begins between Warrenton and Littleton, about 10 miles south of the Virginia border. Its major tributaries are Reedy Creek and Bear Swamp. Little Fishing Creek flows s...

Hollister, NC - Flatwater Paddling & Canoeing - length:2.5 mi

Medoc Mountain State Park Trail (Distance: 19.3 mi) Medoc Mountain State Park is full of surprises; that it even exists may top the list. Located in the Piedmont’s rolling farmlands between Raleigh and Roanoke Rapids, a state park is about the last thi...

Hollister, NC - Hiking - length:6 mi

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Chockoyotte Chockoyotte Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6550 yards, par 72 3.0 miles from center of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina

Myrick Hills Myrick Hills Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6361 yards, par 71 10.6 miles from center of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina

Lake Gaston Lake Gaston Golf Club Public, 18 holes 5914 yards, par 71 14.9 miles from center of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina

Valley Pine Valley Pine Country Club Public, 18 holes 6346 yards, par 72 20.1 miles from center of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina

Emporia Emporia Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6380 yards, par 72 22.0 miles from center of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina

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