Friends of Carvers Creek State Park

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Friends of Carvers Creek State Park Non-profit Organization that promotes and supports Carvers Creek State Park.

***PHOTO CONTEST***We want your photos! The leaves are falling, the sun is retreating, and the woods start to show some ...
11/01/2026

***PHOTO CONTEST***
We want your photos!
The leaves are falling, the sun is retreating, and the woods start to show some color. How about a...
October Photo Contest!

The Theme: ✨Falling Colors✨
Criteria:
- Photo must be taken by you
- Photo must be taken at Carvers Creek State Park
- Photo must be taken during the month of September
- Maximum of 3 entries per photographer
- No AI

The winner will be featured on our social media, have their winning photograph be the banner on our page for the following month, AND get a special patch representing Carvers Creek!

Everyone is welcome to participate. Winner will be announced on the last day of November, a few days after our monthly Friends of Carvers Creek meeting.
Send any and all submissions to [email protected] with "Photo Contest" in the subject, or submit it through this FORM - https://forms.gle/FqawsFCTUXRnarBw9 .

We can't wait to see what you capture!!!

The photos below are the runners-up of our October contest - 1. Photo credit to Kenwyn Shriner, 2. Jonelle Kimbrough, and 3. Brooke Hullings.

Our Shadows in the Pines event was amazing! Thank you so much to those who attended our FUNdraiser. It would have been i...
10/31/2026

Our Shadows in the Pines event was amazing!

Thank you so much to those who attended our FUNdraiser. It would have been impossible without the volunteers and the community that came out to participate. And of course, this would have been nothing without our great partner - Sustainable Sandhills!
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The trail included scares and scenes based on Gaelic/Celtic folklore, as a nod to the Scottish immigrants who settled the land that is now our beautiful park.

Flora MacDonald, our trail guide, shared the stories of those that couldn't find their graves, were born of a co**se, a witch who washes the clothes of soon-to-be dead, and the namesake of the park - Samuel Carver.
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Outside the trail, we had a range of fun - candy and hot chocolate games, bubbles, bugs, and skulls to learn about and play with. Do you see anything you want to do next time?
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We are super excited to host more events in the future. Though, the next opportunity is right around the corner, at the fall festival on November 7th. We can't wait to share more of our love for the park with our community!

🎃 PHOTO CONTEST WINNER! 🎃Thank you to those that participated in our monthly Photography Contest for October, matching t...
10/30/2026

🎃 PHOTO CONTEST WINNER! 🎃
Thank you to those that participated in our monthly Photography Contest for October, matching the "Trick or Tree-t" theme! Our winner is this pretty photo by Jacob Regensberger, titled "Fading Light".
This lovely scene will be our banner for the month of November. Additionally, Jacob can get a unique Carvers Creek patch by stopping by the office!
If you've read this far, you get to know the theme for November ahead of everybody else - it's "Falling Colors"!

Here are the Newsletter and Programs for November! Enjoy :)
10/27/2026

Here are the Newsletter and Programs for November! Enjoy :)

Come have fun! $5 donation for the haunted trail. Free candy and games for the kids.
10/24/2026

Come have fun! $5 donation for the haunted trail. Free candy and games for the kids.

Trail opens at 6:30pm. Actors and volunteers arrive at 5pm
10/24/2026

Trail opens at 6:30pm. Actors and volunteers arrive at 5pm

Address

2505 Long Valley Road
Spring Lake, NC
28390

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