Carl Alwin Schenck Memorial Forest offers visitors peaceful walking trails through a pine-dominated teaching forest with educational signage and picnic areas. Managed by NC State University, it serves as a laboratory for forestry research and education while welcoming guests for hiking and nature observation.

What to Expect:

🌲 Informative forestry and historical signs along trails

🥾 Easy, kid-friendly hiking on gravel and paved paths

🍃 Picnic tables and sheltered picnic areas

🔬 Unique grafted loblolly pine plot and forestry management sites

Important Information:

– Open daily from 7 AM to 9 PM

– No dogs allowed, to protect research and environment

– Porta potties available near picnic shelters

– Some trail markers could be improved for clarity