The Dismal Swamp Route departs the southbound Waterway at MM 7.2 and northbound via the Pasquatank River. Our thanks to Sarah Hill for this invitation from Dismal Swamp Welcome Center, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR!

Good Morning!

Please save the dates!  We’ve got several fall community events planned in Camden County, home of Dismal Swamp State Park,  and we hope you will join us to celebrate our local heritage and nature. 

*Our Camden Heritage Festival is scheduled for Saturday, September 21^st, 2024 from 10am-3pm at Camden Community Park (125 Noblitt Dr., Camden, NC 27921).  We are super excited to kick off the day with a performance from the award winning Camden County Bands along with local live entertainment throughout the day.  This year’s festivities will include living history re-enactors from the 1^st NC Regiment of the Continental Line from Tryon Palace, as we commemorate America 250 NC. We hope you’ll join us for a great community day filled with craft vendors, petting zoo, local business displays, K9 demos, carriage rides, classic cars, food trucks, antique tractors, axe throwing & so much more!

*The Dismal Swamp State Park (2294 US Hwy 17 N, South Mills, NC 27976)  will host their 10^th Annual Dismal Day event, October 12, highlighting the swamp’s rich natural & cultural history from 10am-2pm.  The day kicks off with a 5K Fun Run/Walk along the Dismal Swamp Canal Trail.  Don’t miss delicious food, music, wagon rides through the swamp, paddling on the canal, OBX Lizard Land reptiles, craft & activities celebrating the “Year of the Bear”, and educational exhibits.

If you are interested in being a vendor – please let us know. (Camden Heritage Festival Registration ends 8/30/24)

Additional event information coming soon. Please feel free to share, post & print.

Thank you for your continued support and we hope you will be able to join us!

Many thanks,

Click Here To View the North Carolina Cruisers Net Marina Directory Listing For the Camden TDA/Dismal Swamp Canal Welcome Center

Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of the Dismal Swamp Canal Welcome Center