Attractions in Leland, NC

Leland, NC Attractions

Attractions in the Leland, NC area include a number of challenging golf courses. Because Leland is inland, you will need to travel a short distance to Wrightsville Beach, NC, Oak Island, NC or Holden Beach, NC for your beach experience, however, the Brunswick River and the Cape Fear River offer options for boating and fishing.

In addition to the many other nearby golf courses, you will find three in the Leland, NC area. Cape Fear National at Brunswick Forest is the newest course and is open to the public. It was designed by Tim Cate and has already won a number of awards. In playing this course you will enjoy its many bridges, three waterfalls, beach bunkers and a variety of native grasses and wildflowers. You will find Magnolia Greens Golf Course in Leland, NC. It is a public course with 27 holes which was designed by Tom Jackson and has hosted several PGA Tour qualifying events. Instruction in playing golf is available her as well. Carolina National Golf Club at Winding River Plantation is located in nearby Bolivia, NC. A Fred Couples facility, it has 27 holes in three nines. You can warm up at the putting and chipping green as well as the driving range.

If you are interested in historic places and enjoy exploring ruins, you will appreciate the Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site in Winnabow, NC. It is the site of the he first successful permanent European settlement between Charleston, SC and New Bern, NC. You can explore the site by following the paved ADA walkway which allows you a full-circle, handicapped accessible trail. You can also stop at the visitors’ center where you will find a research library, an exhibit hall, a 14-minute video presentation that you can view, and a gift shop. St. Philip's Parish is situated in the Old Brunswicktown State Historic Site. You can explore the rectangular shell with 3 foot thick, 24 foot high walls as well as some Colonial-era graves nearby. Services are sometimes held within the ruins and encampments, re-enactments and other events such as An 18^th Century Christmas and Fort Anderson Civil War Living History are regularly held at the site.

You will find a number of parks in the area as well. At Brunswick Nature Park in Town Creek, NC you can hike or bike the more than 900 acres. You can take your kayak or canoe and enjoy the day plying its waters. Another large park you will enjoy is Ev-Henwood Nature Preserve which is administered by UNCW. You can explore its 10 miles of hiking trails, wander the banks of Town Creek, enjoy educational displays and find the old tar kiln on the property. Sturgeon/Mill Creek Water Access Park in Leland, NC is the town's first water access site and is made up of more than 28 acres of wetlands and uplands. This park is another great place to put your kayak or canoe in the water and enjoy the scenery as you paddle. More parks and plans for expansion as well as new amenities are in the works.