Explore Things to Do
With so much to see and experience here, make the Triad your destination for your next trip come fall, winter, spring, or summer.
Find Local Events
Check out what’s going on around the Piedmont! With organized outdoor recreation events happening all the time, there’s always something to do!
Our Featured Events page is just a taste of the many outdoor focused events going on around the Piedmont Triad region.
Activities for Kids
The Piedmont offers activities and learning opportunities for kids of all ages and abilities.
NC’s Outdoor Playground
Nestled in central North Carolina, the NC Triad is a year-round playground for outdoor lovers, daring foodies, and adventurous families. Discover cultural delights in our major cities – Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point – natural wonders at our state parks and beyond, and charming small towns brimming with hospitality.
Full of major attractions and hidden gems, the 12-county region is the perfect place to find the adventure you seek – on our 200-plus trails and countless lakes or rivers or a brewery tour or wine country excursion. Our region includes the counties of:
Alamance | Forsyth | Rockingham |
Caswell | Guilford | Stokes |
Davidson | Montgomery | Surry |
Davie | Randolph | Yadkin |
No adventure is too big or small. Be bold. Try something new. And discover the NC Triad Outdoors that await you.
Enjoy an interactive map experience of the NC Triad outdoors. Simply use your mouse to meander through the map below and start your exploration!
NC TRIAD Outdoors HIGHLIGHTS
Uwharrie National Forest
Covering more than 50,000 acres, the Uwharrie National Forest south of Asheboro preserves everything that makes nature in the NC Triad…
State Parks
The natural splendor of the NC Triad is evident everywhere in the region but truly preserved in North Carolina’s four state…
Rivers
Three of North Carolina’s major river basins—the Roanoke, the Cape Fear, and the Yadkin-Pee Dee—traverse the NC…