Valley Crossing is an open-air retail center located in Hickory, offering a variety of grocery stores, shopper-favored retailers, services, and restaurants. The center features a large, clean parking lot with many businesses, including Academy, Harbor Freight, Dollar Tree, Fro-Yo, and Hibachi. Visitors appreciate the good selection of stores and the organized layout of nearby shopping areas like Downtown. While the center generally has a positive environment with few issues, some concerns include occasional homeless presence and safety concerns walking to the center at night, due to the lack of sidewalks. Overall, Valley Crossing provides a convenient shopping experience with a range of options and good deals at stores like Plato’s and Ollie’s.
Academy sports. Everything from guns, to ammo, to clothing, fishing gear, bikes, kayaks, ball slapping sports associated equipment, shoes, boots... full line if most any sports equipment. Shopping center also has a good buffet, Harbor freight and other assorted businesses.
January 2026
If you catch what you want on sale the prices are medium, otherwise, except for shoes, too high priced.
December 2025
A good large parking lot and lots of good businesses here. Academy, hibachi, dollar tree(for the balloons), fro-yo, harbor freight, etc. The parking lot is generally clean and not a lot of trash (besides what a burger). Only 1-2 homeless once in a while but they're not dirty or causing havoc
