Balfour has 9 acres of parks, 8.2 for every 1,000 residents
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Balfour, 0.2 per square mile of land. 53% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Balfour have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Balfour is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
9 conserved acres
1% of Balfour’s land. Who manages Balfour’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson County Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 8 | Unknown |
| City of Hendersonville - Oklawaha Greenway Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 1 | Open |
1 places to go in Balfour
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
0.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
The best walking months in Balfour: April to August
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) | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 68 | 58 | 50 |
| Rain (in) | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
February is the driest month (4.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.3 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Balfour →
Balfour and its neighbors
Balfour has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balfour | 1% | 0.2 | 8 | 53% | C |
| Hendersonville | 4% | 0.2 | 13 | 60% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Balfour
How much of Balfour is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 3% for a North Carolina town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Balfour’s trails?
Berkeley Mills Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Balfour?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Balfour?
11,985 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Balfour or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Balfour have?
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Balfour 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 →