Canoe & Kayak Launch

Explore Valdese Lakeside Park along the Blue Loop Trail

The families of the early settlers of Valdese faced all of the problems faced today by growing families. However, there were some major differences in the approach to solving these problems. The settlers in Valdese in the early 1900's did not have hospitalization insurance, burial insurance, nor any of the other social welfare practices to which we are accustomed today.

300 acre passive park owned by The Town of Valdese and maintained by Friends of the Valdese Rec - the group fundraising…