all-volunteer 501c3 nonprofit supporting Valdese Parks & Recreation
As part of the Valdese Lakeside Park Master Park Plan, FVR Volunteers are finishing the Red Outer Loop Trail — relocating the existing trail off unsustainable logging road, separating a section where Hollipop Mountain Bike Trail and Outer Loop overlap…
Update: Thanks to Race Directors Mark and Ray, the October 11 Lake Rhodhiss Trailfest was a great success with 35 runners completing their chosen distance, Participants came from Valdese and all the way from Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Mooresville, and Hickory. View…
Friends of the Valdese Rec (FVR) is proud to celebrate 10 years of serving the Valdese community! Since 2015, we’ve worked together to expand access to outdoor spaces, enhance community wellness, and create a stronger sense of belonging — all…
A Thank You from President and Founder Beth Heile Ten years ago, I believed we could do something big. Something bold.Over time, you believed too. We believed this community deserved more — more access to the outdoors, more ways to…
An exciting new mountain bike feature and section of trail along the Hollipop Trail at Valdese Lakeside Park is now open. The elevated skinny was the vision and hard work of Marshall Brinkley, who designed, fundraised, and built the trail…
Friends of the Valdese Rec (FVR) is proud to celebrate 10 years of nonprofit service, dedicated to improving recreational opportunities and quality of life in the Valdese community. Founded in 2015 with a bold vision to preserve 300 acres of…
In June 2024, Valdese Council unanimously approved a resolution to apply for grant and committed funds if awarded. In January 2025, Valdese Town Council made NO motion regarding acceptance of $1.14M in DOT Funds for the Lovelady Sidewalk. It is…
FVR has raised $360,000 for the cost of the project that includes design, engineering, permitting, grading, construction, power, picnic tables and amphitheater seating. The funds came from community donors, local grants and state grants. Donor List The Pavilion will serve…
FVR Volunteers worked nonstop to make sure Valdese Lakeside Park remained open in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. 178 hours over with 21 volunteers removing 85 trees over 7 days. Thanks to major workers Sam F and Eric H along…
October 19 is Great Trails State Day in North Carolina. To celebrate, there will be a 2000 Mile Challenge in Valdese for folks to collectively Hike, Bike and Paddle the trails in and around Valdese Lakeside Park! 1000 Miles was…