Gaston County is thrilled to be part of the Official North Carolina Trail Town Guide
We're thrilled to announce our designation as a Outdoor NC Trail Town and celebrate the launch of the Official North Carolina Trail Town Guide! Join us in celebrating 15 destinations across the state offering beautiful trails and championing efforts to encourage responsible travel and outdoor recreation.
Discover more about our trails right here!
Wit Tuttell, executive director of Visit NC, commends the 15 destination partners for connecting visitors and residents to experiences that reflect a strong sense of place. “With the guide, trip planners will learn that more than the ocean makes our coast memorable, more than rivers and roads wind through the Piedmont, and more than peaks reward mountain getaways,” Tuttell said. “The Trail Town Guide also underscores the strides destinations have made toward making the experience accessible to anyone who wants to engage with history and culture as well as the outdoors.”
North Carolina is beautiful, from the 6,000-foot peaks on the western border to the 100foot sand dunes on the East Coast. It’s no wonder approximately 43 million people visit our state every year. To help communities mitigate the impact of all that attention, Visit NC is championing destination stewardship programming as part of the Outdoor NC initiative. This programming balances the quality of experiences for visitors with the well-being of residents while conserving our natural and cultural assets. We work with partners across the state to provide resources to raise awareness, activate projects and celebrate successful stewardship efforts which preserve our beloved outdoor spaces for generations to come.
Outdoor NC is a movement committed to promoting stewardship throughout NC, inspiring everyone to not only experience the outdoors, but embrace and protect it as well. OutdoorNC.com
