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Pocosin Wilderness
Pocosin Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
	Map of the United States
Location	Carteret and Craven Counties, North Carolina, USA
Nearest city	Havelock, North Carolina
Coordinates	34°47′18″N 077°01′01″W / 34.78833°N 77.01694°W
Area	11,801 acres (48 km2)
Designation	1984
Designated	Wilderness Area
Governing body	United States Forest Service

Pocosin Wilderness was designated in 1984, and it covers 11,801 acres (48 km²) in the Croatan National Forest in eastern North Carolina. The Wilderness Area is a vast wetland, and it lacks trails and campsites. Travel through this wilderness is difficult.