Fri6Nov
Tomorrow · 1 PM · Family
Meet a Raptor at Carolina Raptor Center
A live bird-of-prey program at 1 PM, Wednesday through Saturday, included with admission.
Carolina Raptor Center · HuntersvilleWith admission, from $12
Nature preserves, raptors and lake access
Huntersville is in northern Mecklenburg County, about 14 miles north of Uptown on I-77, roughly a 20-minute drive outside rush hour. It has county parks on both Mountain Island Lake and Lake Norman.
Pictured: Mountain Island Lake from Latta Nature Preserve
Tomorrow · 1 PM · Family
A live bird-of-prey program at 1 PM, Wednesday through Saturday, included with admission.
Wednesday · 1 PM · Family
A live bird-of-prey program at 1 PM, Wednesday through Saturday, included with admission.
Nature preserve
Mecklenburg County's largest nature preserve, 1,460 acres on Mountain Island Lake with 16 miles of trails for hiking and horseback riding and two canoe and kayak launches. The Quest nature center has live native animals and a 6,000-gallon aquarium.
6345 Sample Rd · Huntersville
Raptor center
Bird-of-prey center whose Raptor Trail is a zoo with more than 30 resident birds and daily educational programs. Adult admission is $16; parking is free.
6000 Sample Rd · Huntersville
Historic farm and event grounds
A 265-acre working farm owned by Mecklenburg County and run by a nonprofit, with the Davidson family homestead site, one-room schoolhouses and nature trails. It hosts seasonal events including a fall corn maze, sheepdog trials and the Loch Norman Highland Games.
4431 Neck Rd · Huntersville
Lake park and boat launch
Mecklenburg County park on Lake Norman with six boat ramps and 218 parking spaces for boat trailers. Lake Norman Community Sailing also operates here.
15901 NC Highway 73 · Huntersville
Huntersville is in northern Mecklenburg County, about 14 miles north of Uptown on I-77, roughly a 20-minute drive outside rush hour. It has county parks on both Mountain Island Lake and Lake Norman.
People go for Latta Nature Preserve, the county's largest at 1,460 acres, and the Carolina Raptor Center next to it on Sample Road. Historic Rural Hill hosts farm events such as a fall corn maze, sheepdog trials and the Loch Norman Highland Games, and Blythe Landing has six boat ramps on Lake Norman.
1 plan in Huntersville this week, including Meet a Raptor at Carolina Raptor Center.
Huntersville is in northern Mecklenburg County, about 14 miles north of Uptown on I-77, roughly a 20-minute drive outside rush hour. It has county parks on both Mountain Island Lake and Lake Norman. People go for Latta Nature Preserve, the county's largest at 1,460 acres, and the Carolina Raptor Center next to it on Sample Road. Historic Rural Hill hosts farm events such as a fall corn maze, sheepdog trials and the Loch Norman Highland Games, and Blythe Landing has six boat ramps on Lake Norman.