Description
Barred Owl Roost is located at the back of Lower Deadwater Creek off Devil’s Gut, about 3 miles up from Jamesville. The platform is only a mile up from the NC Wildlife boat ramp and fishing pier near Jamesville. (Note: Access to Gardner’s Creek from the US64 bridge is no longer available.) The 20′ x 20′ platform is large enough to hold six paddling campers and their tents. A 5 ft long picnic table has been added to the main platform. The cantilevered, wooden deck is supported over rich, brown swamp water by pilings. The walkway to the platform measures 24 inches wide that is joined to a 5 ft wide lower deck that steps up the the main platform. There is a 6 ft x 6 ft wooden enclosure that can be used for privacy that is next to the main platform by stepping down from the main platform and back up into the enclosure. There are no facilities inside; bring your own. Please follow Leave No Trace guidelines. This site can not be reached by vehicle but only by boat.
About Barred Owl’s habitat...
