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Gull Rock Game Land camping area #3

Dispersed · public land · NC · 35.42260, -76.19941
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Designated camping area mapped by NCWRC on Gull Rock Game Land (Hyde County). Seasonal: unless this game land's own rule says otherwise, NC game-land camping is only open Sep 1 - end of Feb and Mar 31 - May 31. A hunting, fishing or trapping licence is required to camp here if you are 16 or older. 14 days max in any 30-day period.

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Open today Season Sep 1 – Feb 28. Closes after Feb 28. The record adds conditions — read it.
public land record: “Camping on posted camping areas is allowed from September 1 through the last day of February and from March 31 through May 31 unless otherwise specified in rules of this Subchapter.” Read against the calendar on 2026-09-17; with JavaScript your browser re-checks it against today.
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USGS topographic map of Gull Rock Game Land camping area #3
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Weather outlook — at Gull Rock Game Land camping area #3
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Everything you need — measured from Gull Rock Game Land camping area #3 · public land · NC

15 MI30 MI60 MIYOUR CAMPN ↑Water · 40 miWDump · 20 miD7-Eleven · Propane · 48 miPFuel · 2 miFChris's Grocery · Grocery · 7 miGWalgreens · Pharmacy · 26 miRxR.S. Spencer True Value · Hardware · 13 miHWilliford Auto Supply · Mechanic · 12 miMLaundry · 20 miLShower · 20 miShAir-up · 40 miAEngelhard Medical Center · Urgent care · 12 mi+Tradewinds Tackle Shop · Outfitter · 25 miOSwanquarter Post Office · Mail · 7 mi@Avon, NC - Tesla Supercharger · EV fast charger · 40 miEV
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
  • FFuel2 mi
  • @Mail7 mi
  • GGrocery7 mi
  • +Urgent care12 mi
  • MMechanic12 mi
  • HHardware13 mi
  • DDump20 mi
  • LLaundry20 mi
  • ShShower20 mi
  • OOutfitter25 mi
  • RxPharmacy26 mi
  • WWater40 mi
  • EVEV fast charger40 mi
  • AAir-up40 mi
  • PPropane48 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water

The read: water is a real 40-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 2 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 40-mi run (and back).

One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗

The site — Gull Rock Game Land camping area #3

Access
Dispersed
Land
public land
Elevation
2 ft
State
NC
Coordinates
35.42260, -76.19941
Cost
Free

Nearby & resupply — around Gull Rock Game Land camping area #3 · public land · NC (OpenStreetMap)

  • Drinking waternone within 10 mi
  • FuelFuel · ~2.3 mi
  • Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
  • Dump station~20.4 mi
  • GroceriesChris's Grocery · ~7.1 mi
  • PharmacyWalgreens · ~25.8 mi
  • Hospital / clinicEngelhard Medical Center · ~11.5 mi
  • HardwareR.S. Spencer True Value · ~12.6 mi

EV charging — from Gull Rock Game Land camping area #3 · public land · NC — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)

Nearby restrooms — around Gull Rock Game Land camping area #3 · public land · NC — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)

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How we know this — Gull Rock Game Land camping area #3

Open season
Camping on posted camping areas is allowed from September 1 through the last day of February and from March 31 through May 31 unless otherwise specified in rules of this Subchapter.
Stay limit
14 nights (14 days within any 30-day period)
Permit
A hunting, fishing, trapping or Game Lands License is required for individuals age 16 or older to camp on game lands in areas posted for camping except when camping within 100 yards of the Roanoke River on the state-owned portion of the Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land, within 100 yards of the Neuse River on that portion of the game land west of NC-43, and in posted areas along the Mountains-to-Sea Trail on Butner-Falls of Neuse Game Land.
Area rules
No person shall camp on a game land except on an area posted by the landowner for camping. After 14 consecutive days of camping, personal belongings shall be removed from the game land.
Source
public land records
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
COORDINATE: NCWRC "Game Land Access" ArcGIS feature service, layer 0 "Camping Areas" (service description: "Parking, camping areas, hunting blinds and public shooting ranges associated with NCWRC-managed Game Lands"), OBJECTID=47, TYPE=camping, queried 2026-08-17 -- https://services1.arcgis.com/YfqBAUM5nWR3yhGP/arcgis/rest/services/Game_Land_Access/FeatureServer/0 . This is an agency map record, NOT a visit -- nobody has been here for us. GAME LAND: joined to NCWRC layer "Game Lands - detail" (https://services1.arcgis.com/YfqBAUM5nWR3yhGP/arcgis/rest/services/gamelands_detail/FeatureServer/22) by spatial intersect within 50 m -- GML_HAB="Gull Rock", landowner GML_OWN="NC Wildlife Resources Commission", county=Hyde, hunting designation GML_DESIG="Seven-days-per-week". LEGAL BASIS -- 15A NCAC 10D .0102(i) "Camping" (official NC Administrative Code PDF, read 2026-08-17, http://reports.oah.state.nc.us/ncac/title%2015a%20-%20environmental%20quality/chapter%2010%20-%20wildlife%20resources%20and%20water%20safety/subchapter%20d/15a%20ncac%2010d%20.0102.pdf): "(1) No person shall camp on a game land except on an area posted by the landowner for camping. (2) Camping on posted camping areas is allowed from September 1 through the last day of February and from March 31 through May 31 unless otherwise specified in rules of this Subchapter. (3) On game lands owned by the State of North Carolina, where the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is the primary custodian, the maximum period of consecutive overnight camping at a designated camping area is 14 days within any 30-day period, unless otherwise specified in rules of this Subchapter. After 14 consecutive days of camping, personal belongings shall be removed from the game land. (4) A hunting, fishing, trapping or Game Lands License is required for individuals age 16 or older to camp on game lands in areas posted for camping except when camping within 100 yards of the Roanoke River on the state-owned portion of the Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land, within 100 yards of the Neuse River on that portion of the game land west of NC-43, and in posted areas along the Mountains-to-Sea Trail on Butner-Falls of Neuse Game Land." READ THAT SEASON WINDOW BEFORE YOU DRIVE: unless the game land's own rule says otherwise, NC game-land camping is CLOSED roughly March 1-30 and June 1 - August 31. NO PER-NIGHT CAMPING FEE is stated in any rule we read, but the licence in (4) is a real cost -- see LICENCE below. THIS GAME LAND'S OWN RULE -- 15A NCAC 10D .0232 (http://reports.oah.state.nc.us/ncac/title%2015a%20-%20environmental%20quality/chapter%2010%20-%20wildlife%20resources%20and%20water%20safety/subchapter%20d/15a%20ncac%2010d%20.0232.pdf): "(3) Camping is allowed on areas posted for camping as specified in Rule .0102 of this Subchapter." LICENCE: we could not find a standalone "Game Lands License" product on NCWRC's current fee tables; NCWRC's authorised digest says "The use of game lands is now included with most annual and lifetime hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses" (https://www.eregulations.com/northcarolina/hunting/general-game-lands-regulations and https://www.eregulations.com/northcarolina/hunting/hunting-trapping-licenses, read 2026-08-17). Cheapest licence we saw that satisfies .0102(i)(4) is the 10-day inland fishing licence, $12 resident / $29 non-resident; annual inland fishing is $32 resident / $56 non-resident (https://www.eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing/fishing-licenses, read 2026-08-17). PRICES NOT RE-VERIFIED AGAINST THE STATE LICENCE PORTAL -- confirm before relying on them. WATER: NCWRC states nothing about water at these points. water is NULL. No natural water anywhere near these sites is claimed potable. FACILITIES: NCWRC publishes no per-site facilities for this layer. Table, fire ring, toilet and surface are UNKNOWN and none is claimed. NEAREST TOWN: Swan Quarter, 6.8 mi -- straight-line distance to the centroid of the Census place/CDP polygon, NOT road miles (US Census TIGERweb Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD, state FIPS 37, queried 2026-08-17). | auto:agency-trust 2026-08-18: state agency GIS record with a source URL and coordinates, confidence not low. Fee value is the agency's own, not field-checked. Not field-verified -- confirm access, road conditions and fire rules before you go.
Season
Read from the agency's own season / closure text in this record (data/conditions.py) and checked against the calendar. The words we read are printed under the verdict at the top of the page.
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.

What we don’t know about Gull Rock Game Land camping area #3

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