Some Piedmont parks in Rockingham County and the surrounding area will soon offer more opportunities to hikers, bikers and recreation-seekers.
Stokesdale’s Hogans Creek Park will be extended through a 4-5 mile trail that offers elevation changes, a rocky outcropping and access to a creek that flows into the Dan River.
Money to develop the trail comes from a recently announced grant of nearly $300,000 from North Carolina’s Great Trails State Program.
The Town of Mayodan also received just over $250,000 to develop its Farris Memorial Park Trail.
Lindsay Pegg, tourism manager for Rockingham County, says the additions will help bring in hikers, bikers and other adventurers.
“We have four rivers, three lakes, two state parks. We have designations on two state trails,” she says. “And now with these additional trails that will be built because of this funding, that outdoor economy is only going to grow.”
Other regional grants included half a million dollars for two segments of Forsyth County’s Piedmont Greenway and a similar amount for Summerfield’s Bandera Farms Park Trails.