Discover Southern Pines

Southern Pines offers several specific points of interest for your stay: natural areas and trails, historic architecture, art, and a seasonal concert program. If you’re looking for a hotel in Southern Pines, these topics can help you decide what to focus on during your stay.

Natural Areas and Trails

Whitehall encompasses 157 acres of natural areas that showcase Southern Pines’ native ecosystems, particularly the longleaf pine forest. Whitehall is also home to the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker. The property is enrolled in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Safe Harbor Program, which helps protect the woodpecker’s natural habitat. Whitehall brings together a specific forest type and a concrete conservation focus.

Southern Pines has more than 12 miles of hiking and biking trails. In Reservoir Park, a trail more than 2 miles long loops around the 99-acre Reservoir Lake. Whitehall has a 2-mile nature trail that connects to the Reservoir Park Greenway. When comparing them, both the trail length and the route described are helpful: the lakeside loop at one, and the nature trail connecting to the greenway at the other.

Historic Sites and Art

The historic Shaw House stands on its original site at the intersection of the famous Revolutionary roads Pee Dee Road and Morganton Road, at the southern entrance to Southern Pines in Moore County, North Carolina. Its interior features two hand-carved mantels with fine details of unusual beauty. The furnishings also include many outstanding early examples of Moore County pottery and furniture in the simple Pine style.

At the historic Campbell House, the focus is on art on display. The Arts Council galleries are on the first floor of the house at 482 E. Connecticut Avenue in Southern Pines. There, they exhibit works by local, regional, and national artists in a variety of media. The representative mansion is used daily as an art gallery and cultural center and is surrounded by a 14-acre public park and garden. Unlike the handcrafted details of the Shaw House, the galleries focus on works by a range of artists and in different media.

Events and Visitor Information

The 2026 concert program schedules free concerts on the Sunrise Lawn on the first Friday of each month from May through November. If one of these dates affects your travel plans, check the specific event dates before you travel.

The Southern Pines Welcome Center displays historic photographs of Southern Pines and provides maps, brochures, and other publications about the city’s cultural and recreational offerings. The photographs offer a glimpse of the city’s history, while the maps and publications highlight its cultural and recreational offerings.

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