Meteor Lakes Byway
Places to Visit

  • Bentonville Battleground (NC)

    Site of one of the last great Civil War battles.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    PO Box 27, Newton Grove, North Carolina

  • Elizabethtown (NC)

    This town was a site of colonial struggle during the years before the Revolutionary War.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    Off of US Highway 701

  • Jones Lake State Park (NC)

    This North Carolina State park is named for one of the meteor lakes.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    Off of NC 242.

  • Meteor Lakes (NC)

    These lakes were formed by ancient meteor shower.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    Bladen State Forest in southeastern North Carolina.

  • Roseboro (NC)

    This community was named for George Rose, the Chief Counsel for the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Railroad.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    On NC 242

  • Singletary Lake State Park (NC)

    This State Park is part of North Carolina's Bladen State Forest.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    Located off NC 53 and the Cape Fear River.

  • Spivey's Corner (NC)

    This rural community is home to the annual Hollerin' Contest.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    Off of US 421.