Complex sentence: It covers 17,800 acres (72 km²) around Lake Phelps, and is south of U.S. Route 64 near Roper and Creswell, North Carolina.
Split into simpler sentences: It covers 17,800 acres (72 km²) around Lake Phelps. It is south of U.S. Route 64 near Roper and Creswell, North Carolina.