Headquarters and Lodging – CGS Meeting and Field Trip

2025 Headquarters and Lodging – updated June 20, 2025

Headquarters for the excursion will be in Morganton, NC.

Friday Evening: Annual CGS business meeting and dinner at the Morganton Community House (parking is available or walk from the meeting hotel)

Accommodations

The Fairfield Inn & Suites Morganton Historic Downtown (400 N. Green St.) is the field trip departure point and few minutes’ walk from the Friday evening dinner and business meeting at the Morganton Community House. The field trip weekend is part of a busy tourist season in the NC mountains! A limited number of rooms for has been reserved for November 7-9 at a reduced rate of $189/night, if reservations are made by 9/20/2025 and while rooms in the block remain. Book ASAP because this weekend is still part of the tourist season for fall color! Several other hotels are within a few miles of downtown Morganton; parking will be available near the Morganton Community House and departure point for the field trip. **Please call the hotel directly for help with or questions about reservations.**

Two ways to reserve:

• Call the hotel directly to reserve: 828-608-0900 (ask for the Carolina Geological Society group rate)
• Use the link provided by Fairfield Inn & Suites Morganton Historic Downtown: link for CGS weekend