Want to go offroading near Charlotte, North Carolina?

Where2Wheel will help you find offroad trails near you!  We exclusively cover Jeep trails, 4×4 trails, truck trails, and OHV trails.  Read along and we will point out offroad places near Charlotte, NC.

In order to keep the offroad community up to date with the latest and most accurate wheeling information, we have created an offroad trails map that covers the entire USA.  The trails map on Where2Wheel is powered by the offroad community and is totally reliant on individual offroaders contributing their knowledge to keep the map up to date and accurate.  So if you do go wheeling on any of these trails, make sure to leave a review on W2W, or make any adjustments to the trail descriptions as needed since trail conditions can, and often do, change frequently.

Alright, we were talking about offroad trails near Charlotte, North Carolina.  Again, last warning, we are talking about Jeep trails and 4×4 trails that are large/wide enough to fit a passenger vehicle – no ATVs or dirtbikes talked about here.  The first offroad trail near Charlotte is The Uwharrie National Forest located about 65 miles east of Charlotte.  The Uwharrie National Forest is one of the best known off-highway vehicle trail systems on the Eastern half of the United States.  Uwharrie National Forest provides the only public off-highway vehicle (OHV) or motorized trail system in the Piedmont Region of North Carolina. The Uwharrie OHV trail system ranges from 2WD dirt roads meandering through the forest to some of the most challenging steep and rocky climbs this side of Moab, Utah.  You will see a wide range of vehicles on these trails, ranging from heavily modified ‘rock crawlers’ to stock SUVs.  On Where2Wheel, we have 10 different Uwharrie trails listed (Falls Dam, Daniel Trail, Dickey Bell Jeep Trail, SawMill, Dutch John, Slab Pile, Rocky Mount Loop, Badin Lake OHV Area, Wolf Den, and Big Creek Training Grounds); click here to view the Where2Wheel Trails map, or just click each trail title above to view the trails one at a time. We always recommend to any offroader visiting National Forests to make sure they bring some type of emergency communication device (like this Spot3 Satellite Messenger) and a first aid kit in the event that you get lost or injured. 

So if you are going to Uwharrie, or thinking about going, here are a few things to know.  The offroad trails within Uwharrie are all inside of the Badin Lake OHV Trail Complex.  To access The Badin Lake OHV Trail Complex, you must purchase a day pass ($5) or annual pass ($30); info on where to buy a pass can be found on the PDF here.  The Badin Lake OHV Trail Complex is open from April 1 to December 15 every year, and during that time period the trails are open 24/7.  There are some rules to know about wheeling at Badin Lake, so read here before heading out.  If you have the opportunity to wheel Uwharrie, don’t miss out on this amazing trail systems since OHV areas like this are becoming fewer and fewer as government regulations on the use of public lands tighten over time.  If you would like a guided introduction to Uwharrie and/or some help improving your offroading skills, don’t forget to look up the guys at Big Creek Training Grounds to assist you with anything Uwharrie related.

The next offroad trail near Charlotte is Lake Houser Adventures located 60 miles west of Charlotte.  Lake Houser Adventures is a family owned and operated business on 660 acres of land and open 365 days a year. At Lake Houser they have accommodations for primitive camping along with restrooms.  For offroading, there are miles of powerline trails that require steep elevation changes as well as many miles of backcountry forest trails wide enough for Jeep, SUV, and truck traffic.  If you are considering going to Lake Houser for some wheeling or camping, check out this page here where you can learn more.

If you’re looking for more offroad options, there are many more Jeep trails and 4×4 trails listed on Where2Wheel that are near Charlotte, NC, but it’s easier if you visit W2W and view the offroad trails map for yourself.  You can view trail reviews and also browse the offroad trails map on Where2Wheel.com – W2W is free to access and use!

Lastly, feel free to create an account on Where2Wheel; it’s free to use and you can find other offroaders in your area that you can hit the trails with.  If you do enjoy using W2W and want to support us, please either tell your offroading pals about the site or sign-up for a premium account, which takes ads off the map for just $2.99/month.

Thanks for reading about some of the offroad trails near Charlotte, NC.  For more offroad trail information you can visit Where2Wheel or check out our North Carolina blog about offroad spots in NC.

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