Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Cherokee
0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Cherokee, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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2 places to go in Cherokee
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
3.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
2 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Cherokee: April and May
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 51 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 87 | 90 | 90 | 85 | 74 | 63 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 6.0 |
October is the driest month (3.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 6.0 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cherokee →
Questions about parks and trails in Cherokee
Where can I bike in Cherokee?
3.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.5 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Cherokee?
9,554 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cherokee or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Cherokee neighbors.
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →