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The Uwharrie National Forest is the smallest in North Carolina, covering 50,174 acres in the piedmont region northeast of Charlotte.
The forest's creeks, rivers and a large lake are an angler's delight. The biggest fishing lake is Badin Lake, created by a dam on the Yadikin River. The lake is stocked with white and striped bass, largemouth bass, catfish, crappie and bluegill.
The Densons Creek Nature Trail offers some interesting interpretation for hikers.
The Uwharrie National Forest was purchased by the federal government in 1931 during the Great Depression. The land was known as the Uwharrie Reservation.
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy proclaimed these federal lands in Montgomery, Randolph, and Davidson Counties the Uwharrie National Forest. It is one of the most recently formed in the National Forest System.
Though small, the Uwharrie provides a variety of natural resources, including clean rivers and streams, diverse vegetation for scenery, wildlife habitat and wood products.
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