Welcome to OB and the forum. I'm also down in Spring Lake (out in the county though, not the town).
If you haven't already I'm sure you'll hear about Old Hwy 105, gravel forest service road that runs between Lake James State Park and Linville Falls. Beautiful area with great views and a bunch of disbursed camping spots along the road. There are also some other forest service roads and trails out that way, just have to look for them. Uwharrie National Forest is also a big off road area for folks. Their "off-road" trails open on April 1st and there is disbursed camping out that way too; in addition to two developed campgrounds within the forest.
There is a monthly meet-up in Mt Airy on the first Saturday of each month if you are interested in meeting other OB members.
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