Best-Kept Secrets: Wilderness only a short trip away in Uwharrie National Forest

Asheboro, NC - No need to haul yourself to the farthest reaches of the state for a trip to the wilderness.

Instead head west from the Triangle just an hour-and-a-half to the Uwharrie National Forest that covers ancient mountains of the same name.

There you’ll discover plenty of trails to wander, lakes to swim and little-known clearings to star-gaze from on clear summer nights.