Topics Related to Piedmont Region

Discovery Hike with iNaturalist

The 2025 NCSciFest theme is "Science: Everyday, Everywhere, Everyone" and we're excited to celebrate all the important ways science is woven into the fabric of our everyday lives!

Solar Astronomy

Join us at the Iron Ore Belt Access of Haw River State Park to view the sun with special solar viewing equipment!

Solar Astronomy

Join us at the Iron Ore Belt Access of Haw River State Park to view the sun with special solar viewing equipment!

Deep Sky Astronomy

Join local astronomers with the Greensboro Astronomy Club as we observe the night skies over the Iron Ore Belt Access.

Deep Sky Astronomy

Join local astronomers with the Greensboro Astronomy Club as we observe the night skies over the Iron Ore Belt Access.

Bridge Closure on South Turkey Creek M.U.T.

The bridge over Crabtree Creek at William B. Umstead State Park has been removed and will need to be replaced. Hikers, mountain bicyclists, and equestrians should not utilize Ebenezer Church Road bridge due to motor vehicle traffic.

Creatures Of The Creek

Learn about the types of fish and macroinvertebrates in Cascades Creek!

This Old Farmland

Hike the grounds of an old homesite and farmland with a park ranger.

Wreck Of The Piper PA23

Here is a chance to see and learn about the wrecked Piper PA23.

The Lost Village

Join a ranger and explore the remains of an old road and ruins.