Whether you’re exploring the local area or hanging out at the campground, KOA Holidays are an ideal place to relax and play. There’s plenty to do, with amenities and services to make your stay memorable. Plus, you’ll enjoy the outdoor experience with upgraded RV Sites with KOA Patio® and Deluxe Cabins with full baths for camping in comfort. Bring your family, bring your friends, or bring the whole group – there’s plenty of ways to stay and explore.
Whether you’re exploring the local area or hanging out at the campground, KOA Holidays are an ideal place to relax and play. There’s plenty to do, with amenities and services to make your stay memorable. Plus, you’ll enjoy the outdoor experience with upgraded RV Sites with KOA Patio® and Deluxe Cabins with full baths for camping in comfort. Bring your family, bring your friends, or bring the whole group – there’s plenty of ways to stay and explore.
From I-40 - Take exit 416B. This will put you on the I-140 bypass. Follow this for 5 miles and take exit 25, signage will read, 17 S./Market St. At the stop sign take a right, this is Market St. Follow for 2 miles, turn right in-between the Speedway Gas Station and the Ogden Carwash. You will see the sign for KOA on the right, above the Ogden Carwash.
From Rt. 17 S. - Follow 17N, take exit 39 on to I-140 (US 17 N/Wilmington/New Bern/Jacksonville).Follow I-140 approx. 25 miles. Take exit 25 , signage will read 17 S./Market St. At the stop sign take a right, this is Market St. Follow for 2 miles, turn right in-between the Speedway Gas Station and the Ogden Carwash. You will see the sign for KOA on the right, above the Ogden Carwash sign.
From US 74/76 - Take exit on to I-140 (US 17 N/Wilmington/New Bern/Jacksonville). Follow I-140 approx. 25 miles. Take exit 25, signage will read 17S/Market St. At the stop sign take a right, this is Market St. Follow for 2 miles, turn right in-between the Speedway Gas Station and the Ogden Carwash. You will see the sign for the KOA on the right, above the Ogden Carwash sign.
From Rt. 17 N. - Follow 17S through Hampstead. Take exit to the right (about 8 miles past Hampstead), signage will read 17 S./Market St. This is Market St. Follow for 2 miles, turn right in-between the Speedway Gas Station and the Ogden Carwash. You will see the sign for KOA on the right, above the Ogden Carwash.
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Wilmington is an angler's paradise offering absolute variety, with the vast Cape Fear River waters, easy access to ocean shorelines, enormous lakes and plenty of unexplored creeks. The city is also overflowing with tackle stores, local bait shops and charter businesses, making a fishing adventure to the region a must. Here is your Cape Fear River fishing guide to inspire your next trip.
The Cape Fear River offers 202 miles of fishing paradise. In the lower regions, the river develops into an estuary, giving you the unique opportunity to catch freshwater and saltwater species. You could reel in redfish, largemouth bass and sheepshead. Where the river mouth hits the ocean, trout, flounder, redfish and sheepshead are often hooked.
The upper basin of the Cape Fear River is home to several big reservoirs providing access to lakes that are ideal for freshwater fishing. The area has an abundance of bass, catfish, bream and other species. Various freshwater fish are also prevalent in the basin's tributaries and middle and lower sections.
There are scores of fishing spots in the area:
Fishing near Wilmington offers plenty of variety in what you can catch, and it differs depending if you are in the upper or lower regions of the river or the ocean. Cape Fear River fish species include:
There are various opportunities to fish in the area — make your way to one of the many reservoirs, lakes and tributaries, or cast your line from the piers or shores. Take to the water on one of the Cape Fear's fishing charters or rent a canoe or kayak to reel your day's catch.
Wilmington KOA Holiday offers avid anglers the opportunity to have an unforgettable fishing adventure at Cape Fear River while staying at a great campground.
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