Morrow Mountain State Park » Ecology
UPDATE 02/03/2012: Prescribed Burn completed on January 31 - Fall Mountain Trail remains closed...
... details ±UPDATE – A prescribed burn was successfully completed for the Fall Mountain area of the park on Tuesday, January 31, 2012. It is common and expected that logs and stumps within the burn area will continue to smoke and burn for days to come.
The Fall Mountain Trail remains closed because it is located within in the main area of the burn. Once the trail can be cleared of downed and hazardous trees it will reopen.
For questions or more information, contact the park office at 704-982-4402
Updated: 2012-02-03 10:47:37
Beginning in mid-February the entire bridle trail system at Morrow Mountain State Park will be closed for the renovation of 1.8 miles of trail. The trails will be closed to all users during construction and for a period of time after construction for the new trail to compact and harden naturally. The renovated sections of trail will be 0.8 miles longer than the original section. PLEASE CHECK THIS SITE REGULARLY FOR UPDATES ON THE CLOSURE SCHEDULE.
At the completion of this renovation project Morrow Mountain State Park will be implementing an Inclement Weather Closure Policy on the bridle trail system. Upon the implementation of this policy when the trail surface of the bridle trail is wet enough that normal use would damage the trail surface, park staff will close the bridle trail system until normal use will not cause damage. The opening and closing of the trail will be determined by a physical inspection by park staff. Trail status will be posted on this website and within Morrow Mountain State Park.
Updated: 2012-02-06 10:01:45
Morrow Mountain State Park is located in the ancient Uwharrie Mountains. Now worn down to rounded ridges
that average less than 1,000 feet in elevation, these pinnacles are the remains of one of the oldest
mountain ranges in the eastern United States.
This beautiful landscape is the result of powerful geological forces that began millions of years ago. Over
time, wind and water eroded the lofty peaks to their more subdued profile of today. Of the four major peaks
in the park—Morrow, Sugarloaf, Hattaway and Fall—Morrow Mountain is the highest at an elevation of 936
feet.
Waters and woodlands are home to a variety of plant and animal life. Frogs and salamanders live in and near
streams and marshes, and warm rains bring the mating calls of spring peepers and chorus frogs. Birds enjoy
the wooded environment in all seasons. In the upland forests, observant hikers may spot a scarlet
kingsnake, one of North Carolina's most colorful snakes, or catch a glimpse of a white-tailed deer.