NATURAL AREA INVENTORY FORM 

 (To be prepared for each site) 



Basic Information Summary Sheet 



1. Natural Area Name: Cypress Park 



2 . County : Hyde 



3. Location: In northeastern Hyde County about 4.3 air-miles 

 north of Engelhard 



4. Topographic quadrangle (s) : Engelhard East (1975) 



Engelhard West (1974) 



5. Size: 300 acres (measured with a grid calculator) 



6. Elevation: 4-5 feet mean sea level 



7. Access: The natural area can be reached from one of several ways. 



1) From the Town of Engelhard go north on US 264 for about 4.3 miles 

 to junction with 2nd Avenue East on left, a private farm road. Turn 

 left (west) and go about 2.8 miles through large cleared fields to 

 block of swamp forest on right (north) . Sign marks entrance to gated 

 dirt road and trail which enters the natural area. 



2) The site can also be reached by taking SR 1311 north from junction 

 with US 264 about 2 miles west of Engelhard. Continue on SR 1311 about 

 4.5 miles to junction with private dirt road on right (1st Street) 

 which provides access to Mattamuskeet and Lux Farms. Turn right on 

 1st Street and go north about 2.6 miles to junction with 2nd Avenue 

 East. Turn right (east) on this road and go about 2.7 miles to 

 Cypress Park entrance (on left) . 



8. Names of investigators: J. Merrill Lynch S. Lance Peacock 



Route 2, Box 222-B P. O. Box 6006 

 Enfield, NC 27823 Raleigh, NC 27628 



9. Dates of investigation: April 7, June 30, 1982 

 10. Priority rating: Medium 



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