68 Best North Carolina Outdoors Companies and Startups

February 12, 2023
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This article showcases our top picks for the best North Carolina based Outdoors companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Outdoors industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.

We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.

We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact

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Top North Carolina Outdoors Startups

Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.

Capstone Event Group

Capstone Event Group

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Capstone Event Group is an operator of sports marketing and event management service for hosting marathon and half marathon events.

Fish Hippie

Fish Hippie

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Fish Hippie creates fine outdoor clothing apparel, specialty gear, and lifestyle accessories and more.

Fish Hippie

North Carolina Football Club

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North Carolina Football Club is a professional soccer team playing at USL League One, the third tier of the American league system.

Fish Hippie

FishingLicense.us

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FishingLicense.us is the simplest and fastest way to obtain or renew your fishing licenses, and keep them up to date.

Fish Hippie

Eagles Nest Outfitters

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ENO is a collection of original parachute hammocks and accessories that incorporate the element of portable comfort.

Fish Hippie

TTI Floor Care

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TTI is a manufacturing firm that provides outdoor power equipment, floor care appliances, lighting and electronic measuring products.

Fish Hippie

GXi Outdoor Power

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GXI specializes in outdoor power equipment such as Zero-turn Mowers, Chipper Shredders, Generators, Pressure Washers, and Snow Blowers.

Fish Hippie

U.S. National Whitewater Center

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U.S. National Whitewater Center is the outdoor center featuring whitewater rafting, biking, zip lines, live music, craft beer, and more.

Fish Hippie

Microtech Knives

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Microtech Knives offers a wide range of automatic knives, folding knives and fixed blade knives to choose from.

Fish Hippie

MAP Services Corp

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Minimum Advertised Price monitoring and enforcement

Fish Hippie

Camp Merri-Mac

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Camp Merri-Mac is a religious summer camp for girls.

Fish Hippie

Team 24/7 Lacrosse

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Team 24/7 Lacrosse provides lacrosse instruction, training, recruitment, academy and private lesson services.

Fish Hippie

Bayliss Boatworks

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Bayliss Boatworks is the builder of custom sportfishing boats and yachts and also provides boatyard and repair services.

Fish Hippie

Charlotte Sports Foundation

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Charlotte Sports Foundation is a charitable sports organisation that organises sporting events and offers business possibilities.

Fish Hippie

C.E. Smith Company

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C.E. Smith Company is a retail company that manufactures precision metal stampings, fabrications, and assemblies for various industries.

Fish Hippie

Premiere Tree Services

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Professional Tree Services are deliver quality tree services across United States.

Fish Hippie

Liquidlogic

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Liquidlogic is a manufacturer and supplier of outdoor sporting products and accessories via an online store for all types of paddlers.

Fish Hippie

Cardinal Landscaping

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Cardinal Landscaping is a landscaping company that provides construction, grounds maintenance, irrigation, and hardscaping services.

Fish Hippie

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

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North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences is the State’s most visited attraction, the largest institution of its type in the southeast U.S.

Fish Hippie

Mountaintop Golf & Lake Club

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Mountaintop Golf & Lake Club is a golf course and social event center.

Fish Hippie

New Growth Designs

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New Growth Designs makes artificial flowers, plants, and trees for the design trade industry.

Fish Hippie

Partrade Trading Company

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Partrade Trading Company is a manufacturer and distributor of riding equipment and supplies.

Fish Hippie

Metro Greenscape

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MetroGreenscape is a full-service designing, building, and maintenance company for landscaping or outdoor living spaces.

Fish Hippie

SylvanSport

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SylvanSport offers adventure trailers, outdoor gear, and camping accessories.

Fish Hippie

Ocean Atlantic Rentals

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Ocean Atlantic Rentals is a rental company that provides bikes, paddle boards, golf carts and beach gears on rentals at affordable prices.

Fish Hippie

Westport Golf Club

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Westport Golf Club is a golf course and social event center.

Fish Hippie

Liberty Storage Solutions

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Liberty Storage Solutions provides storage sheds and living spaces.

Fish Hippie

Sportscenter Athletic Club

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Sportscenter Athletic Club provides basketball, volleyball, and tennis court services.

Fish Hippie

Peggs Recreation

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Peggs Recreation is a distributor of commercial playground equipment, site amenities, bleachers, athletic equipment, and splash pads.

Fish Hippie

Mondamin

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Mondamin is a summer camp for children that provides recreational, adventure, and educational activities.

Fish Hippie

Camps Ridgecrest for Boys

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Camps Ridgecrest for Boys is an outdoor receation area that offers discipleship and adventure travel.

Fish Hippie

Vision Green Landscape

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Vision Green Landscape provides landscapes, hardscapes, and lawn maintenance services for residential and commercial properties.

Fish Hippie

Rising Sun Pools

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Rising Sun Pools provides outdoor area design, supplies, installation, and maintenance services.

Fish Hippie

Outdoor Supply Company

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Outdoor Supply Company supplies a wide range of outdoor equipment for hiking, camping and traveling along with kayak accessories.

Fish Hippie

Find Outdoors

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Find Outdoors is a non-profit firm that provides outdoor recreation sites, campgrounds, visitor centers, tours, and educational services.

Fish Hippie

Carpenter Decorating Company

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Carpenter Decorating Company designs and manufactures holiday displays, pole mounts, skylines, and arches.

Fish Hippie

Ocean Isle Fishing Center

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Ocean Isle Fishing Center is a recreational destination that offers clothing, home decor, fishing tackle, and watersports activities.

Fish Hippie

Blue Ridge Mountain Club

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Blue Ridge Mountain Club is a social organization that provides outdoor activities and event services.

Fish Hippie

Black Mountain Expeditions

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Black Mountain Expeditions is a travel bureau that specializes in providing outdoor adventure and group development services.

Fish Hippie

Wilmington Grill

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Wilmington Grill manufactures and sells charcoal, gas, and stainless steel grills, islands, firepits, burn barrels, and related accessories.

Fish Hippie

Lyndon’s Riverview Sports

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Lyndon’s Riverview Sports is an online firearms and accessories dealer.

Fish Hippie

Wolf Ridge Ski Resort

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Wolf Ridge Ski Resort is an outdoor recreation area offering skiing, snowboarding, and tubing activities.

Fish Hippie

Camp Ton-A-Wandah

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Camp Ton-A-Wandah is a girls summer camp that offers outdoor activities, horseback riding, dance, sports, and recreational event services.

Fish Hippie

Camp Raven Knob

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Camp Raven Knob is a recreation center that provides boy scout summer camp programs.

Fish Hippie

Gwynn Valley

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Gwynn Valley is an outdoor recreation area that offers summer camp, sports, mountain biking, and horseback riding activities.

Fish Hippie

Hook Line & Threader

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Hook Line & Threader is a fishing tackle manufacturer.

Fish Hippie

For Garden’s Sake

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For Garden’s Sake specializes in landscaping design and outdoor installation services.

Fish Hippie

Julie’s Outdoor Enhancement & Design

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Julie’s Outdoor Enhancement & Design provides planning, design, and management services.

Fish Hippie

Camp Highlander

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Camp Highlander is a social organization that provides sports, arts, and waterfront services.

Fish Hippie

Four Corners Home

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Four Corners Home is a furniture shop that offers organic contemporary furnishings for bedrooms, dining, office, outdoors, and seating.

Fish Hippie

Triad Event Sound & Lighting

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Triad Event Sound & Lighting provides LED up lighting, string lighting, pin spotting, and wireless light bulb services.

Fish Hippie

Camp Riverlea

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Camp Riverlea provides outdoors and arts programs services to children.

Fish Hippie

Occoneechee Golf Club

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Occoneechee Golf Club is a semi-private golf facility open for children and adults through golf membership.

Fish Hippie

Kanuga Conferences

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Kanuga Conferences is a nonprofit camp center that provides dining, gathering spaces, spiritual retreats, and dining services.

Fish Hippie

Roanline

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Online retailer of outdoor-influenced apparel and gear for women and men. We provide the best gear and stories, you provide the adventure.

Fish Hippie

Outer Banks Kiting

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Outer Banks Kiting specializes in a wide range of core kiteboarding lessons along with e-foil and wing surfing coaching services.

Fish Hippie

Falling Creek Camp

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Falling Creek Camp is a recreation destination that offers adventure trip programs, camp activities, and summer camps for boys.

Fish Hippie

Castle McCulloch

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Castle McCulloch offers indoor and outdoor venue spaces for weddings and corporate events.

Fish Hippie

Knight Strategies

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Knight Strategies deals with landscape architecture, outdoor living construction and project management.

Fish Hippie

Emerald Lake Golf Club

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Emerald Lake Golf Club is a social organization that offers golf courses, outings, and event services.

Fish Hippie

Outdoor Images Management

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Outdoor Images Management provides commercial maintenance and custom landscaping services.

Fish Hippie

Thompson

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Thompson provides lawn care, installing, landscape and irrigation systems, and grade equipment services.

Fish Hippie

Betsey’s Ole Country Store

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Convenience Store in Collettsville, NC

Fish Hippie

Hot Springs NC

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Hot Springs NC is a resort destination that cabins, cottages, hotels, and vacation homes.

Fish Hippie

HR Tackle

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HR Tackle is an online store that offers bubblegum worms, soft plastics, sting silvers, fishing kits, and accessories products.

Fish Hippie

Creekside Farms Nursery

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Creekside Farms Nursery offers plantation materials, including field-grown flowering and shade tree samplings.

Fish Hippie

Nych Brands

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Nych Brands designs, markets, and ships outdoor products for the dot com space.

Fish Hippie

Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster

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Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster is an expedition company that provides roller coaster services.

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