Things to Do Involving Nature in Fayetteville, North Carolina

The City that Houses the Nation's Largest Military Installation

Fayetteville, North Carolina, has many things to do that will get you back to nature! For starters, many things to do in Fayetteville, North Carolina, exist because the Cape Fear River runs through this city of nature. With that in mind, here's several things to do in Fayetteville, North Carolina, which have a nature theme:

Fishing the Cape Fear River

I am not the most patient person in the world, but fishing is one of the things to do where I actually enjoy being patient. What a fun thing to just cast the line out into the water and wait in anticipation for a bite to come on my line. When I think of fishing in North Carolina, the images that are burned into me are those television reruns of Sheriff Andy Taylor and Opie enjoying this activity! Unfortunately, Andy and Opie were nowhere in sight. Still, I must say that my fishing experience for a couple of hours on the primarily 10 foot deep Cape Fear River was quite enjoyable. I didn't fish alone, and so waiting for the catfish to bite was made all the easier by the good conversation I had with the other people during a hot afternoon. The North Carolina heat was made more bearable by being on the river and catching the constant breeze of Mother Nature.

The boat I was on is captained by one Freddie Mims, a jovial fellow who really knows his fishing and boating! He never really got around to officially naming his 1985 model Sanpan pontoon boat, which measures out to being 24 feet long and over 8 feet wide, and can get 150 miles on a tank of gas. He has captained this water vessel for some 12 years. Mims is also a commander of a Fayetteville area Coast Guard Auxiliary volunteer unit. His duties include educating the public about water safety and even backing up the Coast Guard for many functions save law enforcement.