---
template: byway.jade
id: "12842"
name: Sandhills Scenic Drive
distance: "46"
duration: 1 hour
description: "This byway passes through a region settled by Scottish settlers, and named for its coarse sandy soil."
contact: "**Uwharrie National Forest**  \n 910-576-6391  \n\n"
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designations: 
  - North Carolina State Scenic Byway
states: 
  - NC
ll: 
  - -80.16590006820094
  - 35.349261915367194
bounds: 
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    - 35.30258900000007
  - - -79.41693099999992
    - 35.40496100000007

---

<p>This byways' name originates from a series of low rolling hills
located between the Cape Fear and Pee Dee Rivers. Settled by
Scottish Highlanders around 1740, the area was named for the coarse
sandy soil. Along the route visitors can stop at the Weymouth Woods
Sandhills Nature Preserve in Southern Pines. Here is the last
remaining cluster of ancient longleaf pines which covered the
sandhills until the logging of the 18th Century nearly wiped them
out. The surrounding swamp forest also houses rare plants and
animals while the forest has regenerated with the faster growing
shortleaf pine. Also found on the byway are Morrow Mountain State
Park and Lake Tillery, a fine resource for the state's recreation
enthusiasts.</p>
