Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest (TCESF) is a North Carolina State Forest in Elizabethtown,

North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...

. It is the only educational state forest located in North Carolina's

coastal plain A coastal plain is flat, low-lying land adjacent to a sea coast. A fall line commonly marks the border between a coastal plain and a piedmont area. Some of the largest coastal plains are in Alaska and the southeastern United States. The Gulf Coa ...

Jones Lake State Park Jones Lake State Park is a North Carolina state park in Bladen County, North Carolina in the United States near Elizabethtown. It covers , including the Carolina bay lakes of Jones Lake and Salters Lake. Jones Lake State Park is north of Eliz ...

is adjacent to the forest, and both are surrounded by

Bladen Lakes State Forest Bladen Lakes State Forest (BLSF) is a North Carolina state forest near Elizabethtown, North Carolina, USA. It is managed by the North Carolina Forest Service. Covering about , it is the largest state owned forest in North Carolina. Bladen Lake ...

. The forest's primary purpose is public education of

forestry Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests, woodlands, and associated resources for human and environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands. Th ...

practices.

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* North Carolina state forests Protected areas of Bladen County, North Carolina Education in Bladen County, North Carolina Open-air museums in North Carolina {{BladenCountyNC-geo-stub