Long Rock

Long Rock: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Long Rock

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Long Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.55211, -77.35663. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Long Rock

• Courthouse Bay Marina · attraction · Onslow · ~5 km · Must-see
• Courthouse Bay · beach · Onslow · ~5 km · Must-see
• Onslow Beach · beach · Onslow · ~7 km · Must-see
• Topsail Island · river spot · Onslow · ~22 km · Must-see
• Beirut Memorial · fort · Onslow · ~28 km · Must-see
• Montford Point Marine Memorial · museum · Onslow · ~28 km · Must-see
• Hammocks Beach State Park · beach · Onslow · ~29 km · Must-see
• Pocosin Wilderness · sanctuary · Carteret · ~51 km · Must-see
• Pond Pine Wilderness · sanctuary · Craven · ~52 km · Must-see
• Bogue Sound · lake · Carteret · ~55 km · Must-see
• Catfish Lake South Wilderness · lake · Jones · ~57 km · Must-see
• Croatan National Forest · sanctuary · Craven · ~61 km · Must-see
• Sheep Ridge Wilderness · sanctuary · Craven · ~61 km · Must-see
• Theodore Roosevelt State Natural Area · sanctuary · Carteret · ~63 km · Must-see
• WCTI-TV · attraction · Jones · ~68 km · Must-see
• Airlie Gardens · park · New Hanover · ~71 km · Must-see
• Mount Lebanon Chapel and Cemetery · church · New Hanover · ~72 km · Must-see
• New Hanover County Arboretum · park · New Hanover · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Long Rock

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Long Rock

• Topsail Island · river spot · Onslow · ~22 km · Must-see
• Harkers Island · river spot · Carteret · ~94 km · Must-see
• Pleasure Island · river spot · New Hanover · ~98 km · Must-see
• Browns Island · river spot · Onslow · ~19 km
• Dudley Island · river spot · Onslow · ~30 km
• Jones Island · river spot · Onslow · ~35 km
• Wood Island · river spot · Carteret · ~50 km
• Bogue Banks · river spot · Carteret · ~56 km
• Figure Eight Island · river spot · New Hanover · ~59 km
• Cedar Hammock · river spot · Carteret · ~74 km

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