Moores Creek National Battlefield - Plan Your Visit

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Pender County Tourism

Cape Fear Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau

Getting There

Plane
The park is located on N.C. 210 about three miles west of U.S. 421. The park also is accessible from I-40 by taking NC 210 west about 15 miles to the park. The park is approximately 20 miles NW from Wilmington, North Carolina, a city of 55,000 people.

Car
See above.

Public Transportation
See above.

Getting Around

There are paved roads to the visitor center and picnic facilities.

The park has two self-guided trails including the 1-mile History Trail and the 1/3-mile Tar Heel Trail. The History Trail explains the battle and includes the site where the Patriots and Loyalists clashed on February 27, 1776. The Tar Heel Trail explains the naval stores industry which was the predominate industry of the area during the Colonial Period.