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Happy Trails
What is a Preserve and where are they? Celebrate National Public Lands Day with Mecklenburg County's oldest Nature Center (on a preserve) with a hike around the McDowell Nature Preserve!
Event Date and Time
Saturday, September 27, 2025
9:30am to 11:00am
Location

In-Person Event
located at McDowell Nature Preserve

Event Address:

15222 York Road
Charlotte, NC 28278
United States

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Sign up at: https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/mecklenburgparks/activity/search/detail/163494?onlineSiteId=0&amp;locale=en-US&amp;from_original_cui=true
Contact Information
Ariel Lowery
Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation - McDowell Nature Center Environmental Educator
ariel.lowery@mecknc.gov
(704) 517-2657

15222 York Road
Charlotte, NC 28278
United States

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Event details

Registration not required. Participants will take a 2-3 mile hike through the McDowell Nature Preserve over uneven terrain and explore the various natural communities found at this one of a kind Preserve. 

Find our additional educational National Public Lands Day offerings at: https://www.instagram.com/mecklenburgcounty/

Find our volunteer National Public Lands Day offerings at: https://volunteer.parkandrec.mecklenburgcountync.gov/

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Intended audience(s)
Family
Event Details
Recreational Activities
Estimated Number of Participants
20
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