Stones Creek Game Lands — Attraction in North Topsail Beach

We took our dog for a hike on the Mountains-to-Sea Trail through Stones Creek Game Land. It was a really pretty area with diverse areas to walk through - pine savannas, forests and open areas. There are a few ponds around the area, I believe they are burrow pits from the road construction. Old roads/trails follow the shoreline and provide great views. We hiked around Dry Pond and Otter Pond and even spotted some otters (in Dry Pond not Otter Pond). The MST is blazed and easy to follow, but the other roads not so much. Use a navigation device for exploring as it would be easy to get lost. Keep in mind that it's game land, so wear blaze orange during hiking season. Overall, great place for a hike and I plan to return again and...

Okay place to walk, walk dog, or run. Unfortunately they have clear cut a large portion of land, so it is not as much forest as it is depicted on Google maps satellite layer. Definitely plan for little to no shade while...

Good for an easy but long walk. Not a large amount of parking, but it hasn't been full anytime I've been there. If you want to go for a long walk or run on flat terrain without a large amount of people around, this is...