State Natural Area · North Carolina, United States

Lea Island State Natural Area

Lea Island State Natural Area is a state natural area in North Carolina, United States, established in 2000.

Lea Island State Natural Area.

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Park facts

Park type	State Natural Area
Location	Coast, North Carolina, United States
Established	2000
Coordinates	34.3200° N, 77.6900° W
Managed by	North Carolina state park system

Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.

About Lea Island State Natural Area

Lea-Hutaff Island (formerly Lea Island and Hutaff Island) is a 5,641-acre (22.83 km2) uninhabited barrier island and marsh system located off the coast of North Carolina. Lea Island State Natural Area is a 25-acre (0.10 km2) North Carolina State Park on the northern end of the island. The island is separated from Topsail Island to the north by New Topsail Inlet and Figure Eight Island to the South by Rich Inlet and from the mainland by Topsail Sound.

Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.

Airports near this park

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Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR) · Myrtle Beach, United States · 83.6 miles away
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) · Raleigh/Durham, United States · 124.3 miles away

Parks nearby

Masonboro Island State Natural Area

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Carolina Beach State Park

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Brunswick Town [ 33 ] [ 34 ]

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MCMoores Creek National BattlefieldNational Battlefield · North Carolina, United States

Moores Creek National Battlefield

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Fort Fisher State Recreation Area

State Recreation Area · North Carolina, United States · est. 1986 · 29 miles away

Hammocks Beach State Park

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More parks in North Carolina

Battle of Alamance [ 33 ] [ 34 ]

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Bear Paw State Natural Area

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Boone's Cave State Park [ 36 ] [ 33 ]

State Park · North Carolina, United States · 110 acres

Brunswick Town [ 33 ] [ 34 ]

State Park · North Carolina, United States · 119 acres

Cape Hatteras National Seashore

National Seashore · North Carolina, United States · 28,386 acres

Cape Lookout National Seashore

National Seashore · North Carolina, United States · 28,243 acres

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

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Carolina Beach State Park

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Lea Island State Natural Area?

Lea Island State Natural Area is in North Carolina, United States (34.3200° N, 77.6900° W).

When was Lea Island State Natural Area established?

Lea Island State Natural Area was established in 2000, per the source listed at the foot of this page.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_North_Carolina_state_parks — Wikipedia list of North Carolina state parks — park name, county/location, size, year where the table states them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lea-Hutaff_Island — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).