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Tanager: 0.7 mileBlaze: Salmon Rating: Easyw6

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Todd: 2.1 milesBlaze: Dark Green Rating: Moderate

Tony: 1.8 milesBlaze: Dark Green Rating: Moderate

Big Rock Loop: 1.2 milesBlaze: Dark Green Rating: Moderate

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Arrowhead Campground Shaded by loblolly pines and oaks, Arrowhead Campground’s 50 camp-sites sit a quarter mile from Badin Lake—a hot spot for water sports.

Open year-round, the campground is suited for tent and RV camping. Sites 12 to 45 have electricity. Each site has a picnic table, grill, lantern post and fire ring.

For drinking water, six water spig-ots are available. A bathhouse with flush toilets and hot showers is in the campground. Alcohol is prohibited. Keep pets on leashes. For recreation, visitors can walk the .75-mile paved trail that loops around the campground.

Electrical hookup sites: $15/night.Sites with no hookups: $12/night.Double-site hookups: $30/nightDouble sites with no hookups: $24/night.

Badin Lake Campground Open year-round, the Ba -din Lake Campground offers 34 sites for tent or RV camp-ing. Each site has a picnic table, grill, fire rings, lantern post and tent pad. Drinking water spigots, flush toilets and hot showers. The campground is suited for car or RV camp-ing, but no electric hook-ups are available. Launch your canoe from the lakeshore or drive two miles to the Cove Boat Ramp to launch a boat from a trailer. The 5.6-mile Badin Lake Trail is easy to access.Single sites: is $12 per nightDouble sites: $24 per night. Alcohol is prohibited. Keep pets on leashes and controlled.

Uwharrie Hunt Camp Uwharrie Hunt Camp offers eight tent-camping sites with water and vault toilets. Each site includes a table, grill and fire ring. The fee is $5 per night.

King’s Mountain Point The King’s Mountain Point day-use area offers four accessible fishing piers, parking and a paved trail. Call (877) 444-6777 or go to recreation.gov

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Holt’s Picnic Area Visitors can eat lunch and fish at Holt’s Picnic Area on Badin Lake. Vault toilets are available.

Deep Water Trail Camp Deep Water Trail Camp is a primitive camp that is located in a field. No facilities are provided.

Badin Lake Group Camp

Offering tent and RV camping, this camp has three sites with fire rings, tables, tent pads, showers and toilets. A $40-per-night fee is charged. Available through reservations only. Reserve sites at recreation.gov or call (877) 444-6777.

TO RESERVEA CAMPSITE:

Tread lightly● Stay on designated trails. Mountain bikers can ride on off-highway-vehicle trails and trails, but they must have an OHV-trail pass.● Resist the urge to create new routes and short cuts. Shortcutting switchbacks is prohibited.● Some trails are very eroded and are closed. Help restore these trails by not riding on them. Avoid wet trails and wheel spins.● Be sure spark arresters work and make sure all campfires are dead out. Remember: you are responsible for any fire you start.● Keep noise levels down. Please respect others who visit the forest to get away from noise.

Camping regulations● Primitive camping is allowed, except in desig- nated wildlife fields, trailhead parking lots or where signs specifically state “No Camping.”● Stay no more than 14 consecutive days at forest.● Camp at least 200 feet from streams and trails. ● Camping is not permitted at day-use areas.● Showers are available at campgrounds for $3.● Keep pets on leashes and under control.

To make reservations at Arrowhead, Badin Lake, Badin Lake Group and Canebrake Horse campgrounds, call 877-444-6777; TDD: 877-833-6777 or visit: recreation.gov.

Be sure to make reser-vations up to 240 days in advance or as late as three days before arrival.

Off-highway-vehicle trails are 2.5 miles from Arrowhead, and a boat ramp is just a half-mile away. Badin Lake offers a boater’s para-dise, from waterskiing to cruising to sailing. In addition, paved connectors from the campground lead to the 5.6-mile Badin Lake Trail for hik-ing. The trail traces most of Badin Lake’s edge. The lake offers a wealth of water recreation.

● Do not harass wildlife.● Carry a litter bag and pack out all trash. Learn and use no-trace camping techniques.● Avoid temporarily tying stock to trees. Use a highline with tree-saver straps to tether animals.

● No passengers are allowed on all-terrain vehicles, unless vehicles are designed to carry passengers.

● Off-highway vehicles must stay on designated trails marked with orange diamonds.● Securely attach daily passes to all-terrain-vehicle or dirt-bike handlebars. Attach passes to four- wheel-drive rearview mirrors. Passes are valid until midnight of the date written on pass.

● Display season passes on right rear fenders for all-terrain vehicles and rear fenders for dirt bikes. Prominently display season passes in four-wheel- drive windshields.

● Motorcycle and all-terrain-vehicle operators.

Rules for the trail

must wear Department of Transportation approved helmets and eye protection.● Unlicensed vehicles are not allowed on designated Forest Service roads.● Children under 8 may not operate all-terrain vehi- cles or motorcycles. An operator under 16 must have constant supervision by an adult over the age of 18. Other state rules for age apply. ● Spark arresters, mufflers and brakes are required for motorized vehicles.● Alcoholic beverages are prohibited on all trail systems or in recreation areas.

Canebrake Horse Camp Offering 40 miles of nearby horse trails, Canebrake Horse Camp is a great getaway for equestrians who like to ride and camp. The camp has 29 sites with parking spurs for trail-ers. Four campsites are double sites. Each site has a picnic table, grill, fire ring, tack tables, lantern and highline posts. Up to two vehicles are allowed at each campsite. Open year-round, Canebrake Horse Camp offers spigots and water hookups for drink-ing water, showers and flush toilets. All sites are electric. Riders can choose from 24 trails. Trail names, mileages and ratings are listed on the trail map on the back.Campground fee: $15 per site, per night. Double sites are $30 per night. Please note: Alcohol is prohibited. Keep pets on leashes and controlled.

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For maps & informationUwharrie National Forest789 NC 24/27 EastTroy, NC 27371910-576-6391

National Forests in North Carolina web site:www.fs.usda.gov/nfsnc

From Asheboro: Take NC 49S to NC 109S. Badin Lake Recreation Area is about two miles west of Eldorado.From Troy: Take NC 109N about 12 miles just north of Troy and just north of the Uwharrie River.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrim-ination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or a part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alterna-tive means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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