Destinations · North Carolina
New Bern
NC · 35.1092, -77.0692
Blue-Gray Scenic Byway and Pamlico Scenic Byway are signed byways within 30 miles of New Bern, North Carolina.
Understand
New Bern was founded in 1710 by Swiss and German adventurers led by Baron Christoph von Graffenried from Bern, Switzerland. The coat of arms of the Swiss city included a bear, which lead to the New Bern city mascot being a bear. Bears are a recurring motif within the city - from names of businesses, to statues found throughout, to the "Bear City" nickname for the city itself. Royal Governor William Tryon made New Bern the colonial capital.
Day-trip loops
Ready-made loops for New Bern are growing. What is within reach is measured today; plan a live day trip and the engine routes it now.
Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Blue-Gray Scenic Byway · 16 mi
- Pamlico Scenic Byway · 28 mi
Public land
Campgrounds
- Flanners Beach/Neuse River Campground · 11 mi
- Cedar Point Campground · 29 mi
- Oyster Point Campground · 30 mi
Named places
- Fort Totten Park · 1 mi
- D.E. Henderson Park · 1 mi
- Lawson Creek Park · 1 mi
- S.W. Parrott Park · 1 mi
- Lawson Creek Nature Area · 1 mi
- Massachusetts Monument · 1 mi
- Rhode Island Monument · 1 mi
- Connecticut Monument · 1 mi
A day out of New Bern, planned on real roads
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More day-trip bases nearby
- Havelock · 18 mi
- Newport · 25 mi
- Cape Carteret · 29 mi