Back Road

Back Road: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this heritage site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Back Road

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Back Road — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.69620, -76.46673. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Back Road

• Harkers Island · river spot · Carteret · ~10 km · Must-see
• Cape Lookout Lighthouse · viewpoint · Carteret · ~12 km · Must-see
• Rachel Carson Estuarine Sanctuary · sanctuary · Carteret · ~19 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Maritime Museum · museum · Carteret · ~23 km · Must-see
• Cape Lookout National Seashore · sanctuary · Carteret · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fort Macon · fort · Carteret · ~24 km · Must-see
• Theodore Roosevelt State Natural Area · sanctuary · Carteret · ~42 km · Must-see
• Neusiok Trail · sanctuary · Craven · ~44 km · Must-see
• Bogue Sound · lake · Carteret · ~50 km · Must-see
• Pocosin Wilderness · sanctuary · Carteret · ~64 km · Must-see
• Croatan National Forest · sanctuary · Craven · ~65 km · Must-see
• Pond Pine Wilderness · sanctuary · Craven · ~70 km · Must-see
• Sheep Ridge Wilderness · sanctuary · Craven · ~71 km · Must-see
• Bare Sand Beach · beach · Carteret · ~3 km
• Core Sound Waterfowl Museum · museum · Carteret · ~7 km
• Morgan Island · sanctuary · Carteret · ~8 km
• Great Marsh Island · river spot · Carteret · ~9 km
• Bunch of Hair · river spot · Carteret · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Back Road

Other forts & heritage near Back Road

• Fort Macon · fort · Carteret · ~24 km · Must-see
• Ocracoke Lighthouse · fort · Hyde · ~79 km · Must-see
• Historic Tryon Palace · fort · Craven · ~87 km · Must-see
• New Bern National Cemetery · fort · Craven · ~89 km · Must-see
• Beirut Memorial · fort · Onslow · ~108 km · Must-see
• Bonner House · fort · Beaufort · ~115 km · Must-see
• Palmer-Marsh House · fort · Beaufort · ~115 km · Must-see
• Back Road · fort · Carteret · ~11 km
• Keepers' Quarters Museum · fort · Carteret · ~12 km
• USS Pilgrim (SP-1204) · fort · Carteret · ~14 km

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