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View from Morrow Mountain in Morrow Mountain State Park, June 2023
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Stanly County Outdoors: Hiking, Lakes & Parks

Plan hiking, paddling, camping, off-road riding and park visits in Stanly County and the nearby Uwharrie region.

Hikes & trails →Lakes & paddlingCampingDirt bikes & ATVs

Pictured: the view from Morrow Mountain State Park. Photo: DiscoA340 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Trail • water • fresh air

Choose your next outdoor stop

Photo links, official trail maps and directions in one place. Nearby Uwharrie campgrounds are identified separately from Stanly County destinations.

Morrow Mountain photograph: DiscoA340 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0. Other images and website previews link to their official source pages. Checked October 22, 2026.

Hikes & trails →Lakes & paddling →Camping →Town parks →Boat rentals & access →Uwharrie region →
Verified destination references

Trails & campgrounds.

5 mapped locations

Select a numbered label to open the related guide. The list below gives the verified street address or published access location, latitude, longitude and coordinate source.

North-up Census county-boundary map showing verified destination references. Numbered destination links and addresses follow.1Badin Lake camp2Canebrake Horse Camp3Falcon access 14Falcon access 25Rock Hole Creek access
County boundary: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 cartographic boundaries. Source coordinates have not been moved. Label leader lines connect to their actual published point; this overview does not show trails, driving routes or individual property boundaries.

Before you head out

Check the managing agency’s current alerts, weather, water levels and reservation rules. Map points identify published access references; they do not show trail routes or guarantee parking, public access or open facilities.

NC State Parks alerts & maps ↗Visit Stanly outdoor guide ↗Lake access guide →Municipal parks →
Places you can recognize

A closer look at Stanly County.

Restored train station and railway tracks in Albemarle, North Carolina
Albemarle’s restored train station beside railway tracks, photographed in 2019. Photo: Indy beetle · CC0.
Downtown Badin streetscape
Downtown Badin, photographed in February 2021. Photo: Indy beetle · CC0.
Brick storefronts along Main Street in Norwood, North Carolina
Main Street in Norwood, photographed in January 2020. Photo: Indy beetle · CC0.
Brick storefronts along North Main Street in Oakboro, North Carolina
North Main Street in Oakboro, photographed October 2023. Photo: Indy beetle · CC0.
The whole county

All ten towns. One map.

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Choose a town on the map or in the list below. Points are the U.S. Census Bureau’s published municipal reference locations; use the street maps for local directions.

Stanly County boundary and reference locations for all ten incorporated municipalities1Albemarle2Badin3Locust4Misenheimer5New London6Norwood7Oakboro8Red Cross9Richfield10Stanfield
Geographic orientation: 2025 U.S. Census Bureau county boundaries and municipal Gazetteer reference points. These identify communities, rather than visitor entrances or town halls. Locust also extends into Cabarrus County.
1 Albemarle2 Badin3 Locust4 Misenheimer5 New London6 Norwood7 Oakboro8 Red Cross9 Richfield10 Stanfield
Roads & neighborhoods

Find your way around.

Zoom into the county’s towns, roads and lakes. Open Google Maps for a route to your chosen destination.

Stanly County geographic map; open the county street map

Open county street map ↗ · Parks & lakes guide →