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Carolina Thread Trail open for fishing. Listen and look for a
The Carolina Thread Trail is a regional wide variety of songbirds and birds of
network of connected greenways, trails prey. There is also rock climbing, rowing
and blueways that reach 15 counties and picnicking.
across both Carolinas. More than 425 Visitor Center: 522 Office Park Lane
miles of trails and 170 miles of waterways Kings Mountain, NC 28066
preserve our natural areas and provide 704-853-5375 | ncparks.gov/state-parks/
for recreation, transportation and crowders-mountain-state-park
conservation – a major initiative of the
George Poston Park-Lowell
Catawba Lands Conservancy. These Belmont Rowing Center
connections are available for 2.9 million On the Catawba River, the nonprofit
residents, linking people to places, and Belmont Rowing Center is dedicated to
Parks & Recreation
communities with each other. More growing the sport of rowing by ensuring
connections are coming! its accessibility for as many community Gaston County Parks,
carolinathreadtrail.org members as possible. Rowers from all Recreation & Tourism
backgrounds age 12 to 80 and at all 704-922-2160
• Rocky Branch Park Trail connects skill levels paddle on calm waters for gastongov.com/389/parks-recreation
Belmont and Cramerton and weaves recreation, rehabilitation and competition. Belmont Parks & Recreation
through forests with four miles of 1500 River Drive, Belmont, NC 28012 704-825-8191 | cityofbelmont.org/
mountain bike trails for cyclists of all levels. 704-813-4594 departments/parks-recreation
belmontrowingcenter.org Cramerton Parks & Recreation
Crowders Mountain State Park 704-824-4231 | cramerton.org
Crowders Mountain State Park has 11 Gastonia Parks & Recreation
Public Golf
trails throughout its 5,000+ acres. Hikers 704-866-6714 | gastonianc.gov/residents/
can access the highest point in Gaston Gather your buddies and tee off on parks-and-recreation
County on the mountain’s 1,625-foot several Gaston County golf courses, Lowell Parks & Recreation
704-315-8165 | lowellnc.gov/departments/
summit – one of two peaks in the park – or such as: Catawba Creek Golf Course in
parks-recreation
walk the Ridgeline Trail, which includes Gastonia, Cherryville Golf & Country
Mount Holly Parks & Recreation
a 6-mile segment within the park but Club in Cherryville, Crowders Mountain
704-951-3006 | mtholly.us/departments/
extends into South Carolina’s Kings Golf Course, Kings Mountain Country
parks___recreation
Mountain National Military Park and Kings Club or Woodbridge Golf Course in
Ranlo Parks & Recreation
Mountain State Park. The park’s lake is Kings Mountain.
704-824-3461 | townofranlo.org/
departments/parks-and-recreation
Stanley Parks & Recreation
980-522-5004 | townofstanley.org/159/
Harper Park - Stanley
parks-recreation
Libraries
Main Library
1555 East Garrison Boulevard
Gastonia, NC 28054
704-868-2164 | gastonlibrary.org
Belmont Branch
125 Central Avenue, Belmont, NC 28012
704-461-8272 | gastonlibrary.org/180/
belmont-branch
Mount Holly Branch
245 West Catawba Avenue
Mount Holly, NC 28120
704-812-8646 | gastonlibrary.org/185/
mount-holly-branch
Stanley Branch
205 North Peterson Street
Stanley, NC 28164
704-931-0212 | gastonlibrary.org/186/
stanley-branch
TECH @ Lowell Branch Makerspace
203 McAdenville Road, Lowell, NC 28098
704-879-4330 | gastonlibrary.org/179/
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