Landscapes of the Charlotte Region

This photo gallery shows images from each of the 14 counties that make up the Charlotte Region. Even with the growth and change that has come to this area, natural beauty still abounds.

Photos by Nancy Pierce

Little Mountain (at left) community, just off Buffalo Shoals Rd. in Catawba County.
Little Mountain (at left) community, just off Buffalo Shoals Rd. in Catawba County.
Fall landscape on Beth Haven Church Road in Lincoln County.
Fall landscape on Beth Haven Church Road in Lincoln County.
Banks of the Catawba River on the Catawba Indian Reservation, York County.
Banks of the Catawba River on the Catawba Indian Reservation, York County.
Little Sugar Creek Greenway near Freedom Park in Charlotte (Mecklenburg County). Restored from former residential area using funding from FEMA and NC Clean Water Management Trust Fund.
Little Sugar Creek Greenway near Freedom Park in Charlotte (Mecklenburg County). Restored from former residential area using funding from FEMA and NC Clean Water Management Trust Fund.
Cedar Creek Reservoir (Stumpy Pond), Catawba River at Great Falls. Part of 1900 acre Heritage Tract protected by Katawba Valley Land Trust for a future State Park in Chester County.
Cedar Creek Reservoir (Stumpy Pond), Catawba River at Great Falls. Part of 1900 acre Heritage Tract protected by Katawba Valley Land Trust for a future State Park in Chester County.
Falls Lake access on the Yadkin River outside Badin in Stanly County.
Falls Lake access on the Yadkin River outside Badin in Stanly County.
Pasture near Fallston in Cleveland County.
Pasture near Fallston in Cleveland County.
December morning, rural Gaston County.
December morning, rural Gaston County.
Dunn's Mountain, Rowan County.
Dunn’s Mountain, Rowan County.
Rural landscape in eastern Union County.
Rural landscape in eastern Union County.
Brushy Mountains visible from Hwy 115 between Statesville and Wilkesboro, in northern Iredell County.
Brushy Mountains visible from Hwy 115 between Statesville and Wilkesboro, in northern Iredell County.
Landsford Canal State Park, Lancaster County. These are the shoals where the rare Rocky Shoals Spider Lilies appear each spring. You can see clumps of lilies in the water in this aerial photo.
Landsford Canal State Park, Lancaster County. These are the shoals where the rare Rocky Shoals Spider Lilies appear each spring. You can see clumps of lilies in the water in this aerial photo.
Fred M. Mills Jr. Bridge over the Pee Dee River in eastern Anson County.
Fred M. Mills Jr. Bridge over the Pee Dee River in eastern Anson County.
Memorial Garden in downtown Concord, Cabarrus County.
Memorial Garden in downtown Concord, Cabarrus County.