Henry’s Nature Center is now open in Saluda. This 20-acre preserve offers 1.2 miles of trails, a pavilion, and native plant gardens on the route of the future Saluda Grade Trail.
Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact and Intent to Request Release of Funds for the Saluda Grade Trail project in Spartanburg County, SC. Submit comments by July 16, 2026.
There was no place in Fairview to gather, or go for a nature walk. The new Fairview Community Forest is helping to meet that need.
Momentum continues to build for the Saluda Grade Trail, a transformative two-state project that will convert the historic rail corridor between Inman, South Carolina and Saluda, North Carolina into a regional trail.
The first phase of trails in Fairview Community Forest are now open for hiking and biking. These are the first three miles of trails in a planned 11-mile trail network.
Good news for Fairview Community Forest! This summer we bought land for trails and an outdoor campus for public schools. Now a grant from Buncombe County will fund the 11-mile trail network.
A man with deep family ties to Polk County discovered a family cemetery… and helped us buy the land to bring back trails by the hospital!
Growing businesses along the Ecusta Trail demonstrate the promise of the Saluda Grade Trail for Polk County.