Belmont sits at the top of a peninsula with water on three sides: the Catawba River to the east, Lake Wylie to the south, and the South Fork Catawba to the west. Downtown gathers around Stowe Park, where a fountain, playgrounds, and a Carolina Thread Trail trailhead sit a few steps from Main Street, and the farmers market sets up on Sundays. A few minutes away, the Daniel Stowe Conservancy spreads its botanical gardens across 380 acres of meadow, woodland, and lakefront. Belmont Abbey and its basilica anchor the other side of town, and the small sculpted trains along Main Street nod to the railroad the place grew up around.
The Daniel Stowe Conservancy covers 380 acres and opened to the public in 1999.
A Carolina Thread Trail trailhead sits in Stowe Park, with a connection running toward Cramerton.