Morganton tourist information
Morganton offers the unique charms of a small city yet embraces technology, new development and progressive thinking. The heart of Morganton is its vibrant downtown filled with restaurants, galleries, clothiers and antique shops. The city is surrounded by rich natural resources which provide not only pristine water and picturesque mountain ranges but offer a host of recreation activities.
Morganton is the county seat for Burke County which is part of the growing "Unifour Region" including Burke, Caldwell, Catawba and Alexander Counties. Morganton has a population of just over 17,300 and includes more than 18.5 square miles. Morganton assesses .50 per $100 in valuation for property tax.
The city is intersected by I-40, US Highways 64 and 70, and NC Highways 18 and 181. I-26, I-77 and I-85 are within a 50 mile radius. The Blue Ridge Parkway winds its way through the northwestern part of the county. Located on the Parkway are Linville Falls and pathways to Linville Gorge area, access to Table Rock Mountain, Pisgah National Forest with 92,900 acres of primitive natural environment and to Mt. Mitchell, highest peak east of the Mississippi .
There are thousands of acres of national forest, mountains, lakes and rivers within Burke County. The Catawba River Greenway (near downtown Morganton) offers a handicapped accessible walking trail, picnic shelters, restrooms, children's playground, fishing piers, a canoe launch and multilevel observation deck.
Lake James, Lake Rhodhiss and South Mountains State Park offer swimming, boating, camping, hiking, hunting, trout fishing and backpacking. In cold weather, snow skiing and other winter sports are less than an hour's drive away. There are three 18-hole golf courses.
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