Morehead Landfill

Morehead Landfill is the big county dump out on Old Phelps Road that residents and haulers use when other drop-off points aren’t an option. It’s a true landfill - the place where garbage gets buried - and sees everything from single-car residential loads to commercial truck deliveries. Folks from town and surrounding parts of Rowan County bring loads here, especially when spring cleanup or larger jobs are underway.

Drive in and you'll see a scalehouse area where vehicles are weighed; the operation charges by weight with typical tipping fee structure and usually has a minimum charge for small residential loads. Pull up to the attendant booth first, then head down to the active dumping area where roll-off boxes and larger piles sit; the site looks like a working dump - dirt roads, compacted areas, and heavy equipment moving earth. The recycling or drop-off bins, if present, tend to be grouped near the entrance area just past the booth, and trucks leaving will often stop back on the scale to record the outbound weight.