Charlotte

A Short Drive Away:

• Reed Gold Mine (21.2 miles)
• Crowders Mountain State Park (27.3 miles)
• Lake Norman State Park (32.6 miles)
• North Carolina Transportation Museum (40.3 miles)
• Linville Gorge (76.8 miles)
• Chimney Rock State Park (81.5 miles)
• Hickory Nut Falls (82 miles)
• Grandfather Mountain State Park (83.1 miles)
• Grandfather Mountain (83.2 miles)
• Catawba Falls (83.7 miles)

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