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Best Of 2010
BEST PLACE TO GET BACK TO NATURE
MCDOWELL NATURE PRESERVE
Staff Pick
A repeat winner. A recent visit on a gorgeous N.C. day re-affirmed that McDowell Nature Preserve is a damn fine place to harmonize with Mother Nature. The 1,100-acre park and preserve is straddled astride Lake Wylie and is perfect for summertime picnics, an afternoon on the hiking and biking trails, or a moonlit night in a tent on the campground. There’s also a quirky nature center, to boot.
15222 York Road
Previous Winners
- 2015 Best Place to Get Back to Nature - U.S. National Whitewater Center
- 2014 Best Place to Get Back to Nature - U.S. National Whitewater Center
- 2013 Best Place to Get Back to Nature - Freedom Park
- 2012 Best Place to Get Back to Nature - Freedom Park
- 2012 Best Place to Get Back to Nature - Greenways
- 2011 BEST PLACE TO GET BACK TO NATURE - LATTA PLANTATION
- 2011 BEST PLACE TO GET BACK TO NATURE - FREEDOM PARK
- 2010 BEST PLACE TO GET BACK TO NATURE - Freedom Park
- 2009 BEST PLACE TO GET BACK TO NATURE - U.S. National Whitewater Center
- 2009 BEST PLACE TO GET BACK TO NATURE - McDowell Nature Preserve
- 2008 BEST PLACE TO GET BACK TO NATURE - Carolina Raptor Center
- 2008 BEST PLACE TO GET BACK TO NATURE - U.S. National Whitewater Center
- 2007 Best Place To Get Back To Nature - Freedom Park
- 2007 Best Place To Get Back To Nature - Latta Plantation
- 2006 Best Place to Get Back to Nature - Freedom Park
