Pee Dee Valley Drive
Morrow Mountain State Park, NC

Morrow Mountain State Park was established in 1935 on land given to the state by James McKnight Morrow. The park has more than 30 miles of hiking and equestrian trails open to the public.

Visit the restored residence of Dr. Francis Joseph Kron who had a medical practice here in the early 1800s. Until that time, the mountain had been called Naked Mountain because a tornado stripped the mountain bare.

There are three mountain peaks-- Sugarloaf Mountain, Mill Mountain, and Tater Top Mountain-- all of which are less than 1,050 feet high and part of the Uwharrie Mountain Range. These mountains were created in a prehistoric collision between the African and North American continents. They are considered to be the oldest mountains on this continent.

From the upper parking lot, visitors can capture the panoramic view of Badin Lake to the north and Lake Tillery to the south.