Provides boating access to the French Broad River.  Re-Opened POST HELENE 3/14/2025

Buttermilk trail is 1 mile in length. It is blazed with salmon blazes. It is rated as moderate.

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Open April 15 - October 31

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On Cherokee Lake.

Cove Boat Ramp offers access to Badin Lake for both motorized and non-motorized craft. A large parking area is available for vehicles and trailers. Fishing Badin Lake The biggest fishing hole in the Uwharrie National Forest is Badin Lake. This 5,350-acre impoundment of the Yadkin River was built in 1917 by the Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) to generate hydroelectric power for the aluminum plant at Badin. The…

The NC Wildlife Resources Commission has information on hunting on public lands in North Carolina.

Daniel Trail is for 2.1 miles in length. It is rated as Extremely Difficult. It is blazed with orange diamond trail markers. 

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Curtis Creek is a beatiful area in western North Carolina. It was the first tract of eastern forest acquired through the Weeks Act in 1911.

For hikers and backpackers, the Joyce Kilmer Slickrock Wilderness presents a variety of recreational hiking opportunities. There is a relatively easy  two-mile long Memorial Loop Trail in the Memorial Forest, which annually greets more than 35,000 visitors,  or there is a complex of hiking trails that cater to more experienced hikers, such as the 13.3 mile long Slickrock Creek Trail, considered as one of…

Flat Top Mountain is located in Yancey County, NC. Three different hiking trails travel through woods of poplar, oak and maple. These trails provide beautiful views of the Unaka Mountains, the Nolichucky River Gorge and its sheer rock cliffs. Named for its unique topographical shape, Flat Top Mountain is a series of mountains that level out and appear flat on top, though its elevation is 4,469 feet high. The Devil's…

Dickey Bell is 3.5 miles in length. It is rated as Difficult. It is blazed with orange diamond trail markers.

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Dutch John Trail is 2.1 miles in length. It is rated as Difficult. It is blazed with orange diamond trail markers.

Falls Dam trail is 2.8 miles in length. It is rated Moderate. It is blazed with orange diamond trail markers.

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Kings Mountain Point day-use area is a perfect place for group outings. Situated on Kings Mountain Point -  peninsula jutting into Badin Lake - the area boasts four accessible fishing piers, paved parking for 50 cars, and an accessible paved trail that circles 34 picnic sites. Each picnic site has a grill and table. There is a picnic pavilion on the top of the hill.  There are flush toilets near the picnic…

Indian Trail is 1.1 miles in length. It is blazed with Magenta blazes. It is rated Easy.

Josh Trail is 1.6 miles in length. It is blazed with Green blazes. It is rated Easy.

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Leslie Trail is 1.2 miles in length. It is blazed with Dark Green blazes. It is rated as Moderate.

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