Campbell Creek has always been our favorite directly-off-the-AICW anchorage between Pungo and Neuse River. As noted below, the farther in you go, the better the protection, but the more possibility of finding crab pots. We have been here when the pots were not a problem, but, clearly. sometimes they are. Here’s hoping you find Campbell Creek pot free!

We briefly explored this creek in late August 2009. We only went west into the creek as far as the easternmost anchor symbol on the cruisers net [Anchorage Directory] chart. Depths were as charted but the wind had been from the S to SW at 10-20 knots for several days so wind driven tides could have some effect on the depths we found. We went no further west since the creek was full of crab trap floats. Far too many to permit unobstructed swing room with 5:1 scope. We also think the eastern most anchorage symbol location is more exposed to wind than the chart would indicate. The tree line seemed further away from shore than we expected. The easternmost anchorage could be a comfortable anchorage in settled conditions. The western most anchorage could be comfortable when the crab traps are not present.
Rick Parish

Click Here For the Cruisers’ Net’s North Carolina Anchorage Directory Listing For Campbell Creek