Area Information

Pamlico County, North Carolina is a wonderful place to live no matter what your age. It has great fishing, hunting, sailing, kayaking and wonderful weather. We are on a peninsula surrounded by the waters of the Neuse River and Pamlico Sound. The Bay River is an interior body of deep water and the Intracoastal Waterway is practically at our fingertips. There are an endless supply of navigable creeks in our areas which offer protection from being out on the open waters when needed. These creeks are accessible to the larger bodies of water here. Pamlico County is also home of the famous "Dawson Creek".

July 4th weekend is the annual Croaker Festival in Oriental. It's a huge event that the locals and even not so local look forward to from year to year. We have lots of music and dancing in the street. Lots of food and lots of fun for the young and not so young.

The local golf course is in Minnesott Beach and if golfing is something you enjoy you will find several courses within easy reach of the county.

The drive to the city of New Bern is approximately 30 minutes from most of the area. There are local medical facilities, markets and shopping in Pamlico County, however the larger facilities are located in New Bern.

Pamlico County - Arapahoe, Bayboro, Grantsboro, Oriental
County Website (including Tax Office)
Register of Deeds
Chamber of Commerce
News from Pamlico County
News from Oriental, NC
NCDOT Ferry Division
Camp Don Lee
Camp Sea Gull & Camp Seafarer

Craven County - New Bern
County Website
Insider's Guide to the Crystal Coast - New Bern
Tryon Palace

Carteret County - Atlantic Beach, Beaufort, Morehead City
Historic Beaufort
Fort Macon State Park
NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores
NC Lighthouses