White Pines Nature Preserve

White Pines Nature Preserve is Triangle Land Conservancy’s 285 acre flagship property and the most biologically significant, home to federally endangered fish and plant species. Located at the confluence of the Deep and Rocky rivers, White Pines is a great hiking spot. The preserve supports several strands of white pines, a tree that is normally found in the cooler mountain region of North Carolina. Many other mountain plants and wildflowers including Catawba rhododendron grow at White Pines too. The hiking trails offer beautiful views of the forest and the rivers. The Gilbert Yager Trail explores the southern portion of the preserve, meandering through several distinct forest types: dry oak-hickory forest on the ridge, Piedmont bottomland forest in the Deep River floodplain, and several stands of native white pines. Part of the NC Birding Trail.