Please help care for our trails, forests and lakes on Beech Mountain and the surrounding Blue Ridge Mountains. These seven Outdoor NC Leave No Trace Principles provide a pathway for everyone to have amazing, responsible, and safe outdoor adventures in North Carolina.
- PLAN AHEAD AND PREPARE: North Carolina is home to endless opportunities for outdoor recreation. Before you travel, learn about your destination, its regulations and safety matters.
- STICK TO TRAILS AND OVERNIGHT RIGHT: Keep to designated trails and durable surfaces to protect trailside plants. Camp at existing or designated sites.
- LEAVE IT AS YOU FIND IT: North Carolina is home to an amazing diversity of indigenous plants and animals. Snap a picture instead of taking items from nature home with you.
- TRASH YOUR TRASH: Pack it in, pack it out. Place all trash in garbage bags and carry it home. Food scraps, cigarette butts and other litter can take years to decompose and are unhealthy for wildlife.
- SHARE OUR TRAILS: People have a range of skill levels and different ideas about how to enjoy the outdoors. Respect others so that North Carolina’s natural spaces will be welcoming and relaxing for all.
- KEEP WILDLIFE WILD: From black bears and wild horses to salamanders and birds, all wildlife should be treated with respect in the natural areas you are visiting.
- BE CAREFUL WITH FIRE: If you choose to have a fire, check on regulations, secure a permit if needed and keep the fire small. If allowed, gather wood from the ground instead of breaking branches from trees. Buy firewood locally to avoid bringing in invasive species.
THANK YOU for helping to preserve North Carolina’s Outdoor Spaces for future generations. Beech Mountain is honored to be designated a “Trail Town” by Outdoor North Carolina. Note: Neither camping or open fires are allowed on our hiking trails on Beech Mountain.
Plan a hike with our Beech Mountain Trails Guide.
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