A horse-drawn black buggy with red wheels hitched on Love Valley's dirt Main Street, with the boardwalk and hitching rails behind.

North Carolina's cowboy town · Est. 1954

Welcome to Love Valley

A dirt Main Street with hitching rails and a boardwalk, tucked in the Brushy Mountains just north of Statesville.

Plan Your Visit See What's Happening

Open daily
Walk through anytime
Shops & stores
Weekends primarily, call ahead
Parking
Available for cars & motorcycles
Find us
160 Henry Martin Trail, Statesville, NC
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Explore

Explore Love Valley

Visit

Things to do

From Easter to Halloween, the town hosts rodeos, horse and wagon parades, concerts, and a chili cook-off.

Riders on horseback on a wooded Love Valley trail

Horseback Riding & Rentals

Ride the trails or rent a horse from a local stable.

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Arenas & Rodeo

Public arenas and the rodeos held here through the season.

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Events

Parades, concerts, and the chili cook-off — Easter to Halloween.

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Stay

Stay in Love Valley

Camping

Campgrounds ready for tents, campers, and horses.

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Cabins & Rooms

Cabins and boarding-house rooms in and around town.

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Scene from Love Valley's western downtown

Our Town

A Western Dream Come to Life

Love Valley was founded by Andy Barker in 1954 and incorporated in 1963. The community is made up of individual businesses, campgrounds, and residents; it is not owned or operated by a single entity.

Read the town's history

Western shops, saloons, and services line the boardwalk.

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Events

Don't miss an event

Town Facebook Page Community Events Planner

Community groups on Facebook: Love Valley Alive, and Love Valley Events and Planner.