Once the Town of Valdese took ownership of the 300 acres on Lake Rhodhiss, Friends of the Valdese Rec has been caring for the property. First was the Cove Cleanup, then marking trails…

About 20 Valdese area girl scouts (daisies, brownies and juniors) spent the afternoon at McGalliard Falls Park learning about being good stewards of the enviroment. Leaders Kate Carter and Kendall Anne organized the…

Friends of the Valdese Rec members and Valdese Lakeside Park donors were invited to meet with Director Doug Knight to go over the strategy for building amenities at Valdese Lakeside Park and ask…

For his Eagle Scout Project, Luke Blalock with Boy Scout Troop 224 built 2 Scorer’s Tables at Fletcher Ball Park in Valdese. The project filled a huge need, as there were no scoring…

A new mapping system is available to help in your exploration of Valdese Lakeside Park. At this address –  – you will find the colored trails – names and mileages. You will have…

Four major trails at Valdese Lakeside Park have been flagged by FVR members. Green Way 1.3 mi Blue Point 0.5 mi Red Outer 1.6 mi Yellow Connector 0.35 mi Directions to VLP

Every year, Bimbo Bakeries chooses a project in the community to put their time and money toward. Last year, is was landscaping at the new splash park. This year is was a huge…

Goal: $200K donations from community for Valdese Lakeside Park Deadline: April 1, 2019 Why: To show grant officials our continued community support, to be eligible for large awards that require matching money and to grow…

For the June 2 Trails Day Event, Santis Limezs created an Orienteering Event to help explore the park trails in a fun way. Santis placed 9 markers on the trail, handed out maps…