Tar-Pamlico Water Trail

For those looking for an epic kayaking adventure, Sound Rivers is here for you!

Sound Rivers’ Tar-Pamlico River Water Trail Camping Platforms provide overnight camping from the Tar River in Granville County to the wide-open estuarine waters of the Pamlico River in Beaufort County. The 180-mile trail offers whitewater paddling in the headwaters to sea kayaking along the Inner Banks. At our 11 camping platforms, you can sleep under the stars or in a screened-in enclosure along your way down the scenic Tar-Pamlico River in central and eastern North Carolina.

All sites are accessible by water only and are open to the public — recreational paddlers, boaters and fishermen are welcome to use the facilities year-round. Reservations for these primitive campsites are required.