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65 <br /> Orange County Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Master Plan <br /> CHAPTER 7-Linkages with 2030 Comprehensive Plan and Other County Plans <br /> E. State Parks System <br /> The North Carolina State Park system includes Eno campers. Other activities include opportunities to <br /> River State Park, most of which is located in Orange hike, canoe/kayak, and fish. Interpretative pro- <br /> County; the eastern portion is in Durham County. grams as well as the annual Festival for the Eno (in <br /> This park follows a linear park model in order to pro- Durham County) are among the activities visitors <br /> tect an important Piedmont watercourse. Its satel- may enjoy at the park. Annual visitation is approxi- <br /> lite park unit, Occoneechee Mountain State Natural mately 500,000. <br /> Area, is near Hillsborough. Park facilities provide low Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area <br /> -impact recreation opportunities such as hiking, This area's conservation is the result of over 40 <br /> canoeing, picnicking, and camping. The planned NC years of efforts involving Orange County, The Town <br /> Mountains-to-Sea Trail will travel through Eno River of Hillsborough, The Nature Conservancy, the Eno <br /> State Park. A map showing Eno River State Park is River Association, North Carolina State Parks, and <br /> provided as Figure 8-1. countless individuals. This satellite unit of Eno River <br /> State Park, dedicated in 1999, has several ponds as <br /> Eno River State Park well as approximately three trail miles on 190 acres <br /> The Eno River State Park is comprised of 3,900 acres through oak forest, river habitats, and heath bluff. <br /> in Orange and Durham counties and includes multi- Current expansion plans include the acquisition of <br /> ple tracts of land fronting the Eno River. Approxi- approximately 60 acres of land in order to provide <br /> mately 75% of the park and 16 miles of trail are greater protection of more of the regionally signifi- <br /> located within Orange County, as well as 12 cant plant communities on this property. This site is <br /> primitive campsites that accommodate about 100 located just southwest of Hillsborough's town limits. <br /> Figure 8-1: Eno River Sate Park Map_ E N Q iV l"R TAT E :P�A Ft <br /> { .! 10 %_` O <br /> w.l r[wa I ama 0 0..5 ;Moe <br /> ij FOOD <br /> { a.x,a,�w J. +, � ..w Ora •: ti <br /> .�� ��.raoOaq. <br /> a_' .�f � i F:h Woe <br /> �) 1•� LJ <br /> i . <br /> .i Cote <br /> fr.S y fX /r 6PCrJ - <br /> G„EE { � /• �.:/ \ fA„t ',.E�JUP$TATIDti <br /> h y„ <br /> \. nr s <br /> �. A--ble y HistaKC Srte-Piper{ax.Hauu Q. Prlmisive Camp7ng x, <br /> r,Bridge ©Nasprtal•Di.ham.Stgtonal ®Resttooms ,... <br /> ^' y <br /> Emet a 921ws.. - ._ <br /> Cana ACtcit <br /> Foot a Part eaundary Qi lekphone <br /> ® Gioup Groping ©Park Off” Ylattvwa7s _.• <br /> IIJ H,49Trai) .«. .. Q Park€ng <br /> -Moun:a�ns-to•Sea$taceTrail^�°•'• Q Pink Ama 7'y. yl �� s'✓a" <br /> 7-5 <br />