Jackson Park
Park
163 acres0.8 mi of trail
Warbler Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Barker Heights
28% of Barker Heights’ land is conserved: 172 acres
195 acres are parks and preserves, 181 per 1,000 residents. 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Barker Heights, 0.9 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Jackson Park (0.8 mi).
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
28%
172 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
195 ac
181 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
83%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.6 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Barker Heights?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Barker Heights have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Barker Heights is ahead of 95% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Barker Heights’ overall grade.
Conserved land28% of the land · typical NC town 3% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land181 acres of park per 1,000 residents (195 acres) · NC 8 · U.S. 13AParks close to home83% of residents within a half mile of a park · NC 51% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 95%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Barker Heights. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A to A+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Jackson Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
172 conserved acres
28% of Barker Heights’ land. Who manages Barker Heights’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Not recorded179 ac
Local Recreation Area · 172 acState Other or Unknown · 7 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson County - Jackson Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 172 | Unknown |
| Jackson Park Wetlands Registered Heritage Area State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 7 | Unknown |
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Warbler Trail0.3 mi
Biking & sports
0.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Tennis
6Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Barker Heights: 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 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 48 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 68 | 58 | 50 |
| Rain (in) | 5.4 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.5 |
February is the driest month (4.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.8 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Barker Heights →
Next door
Barker Heights and its neighbors
Barker Heights 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barker Heights | 28% | 0.9 | 181 | 83% | A+ |
| 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 Barker Heights
Where can I hike in Barker Heights?
The longest trail networks: Jackson Park, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Barker Heights is conserved land?
28% 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 Barker Heights’ trails?
Jackson Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Barker Heights?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Barker Heights?
10,771 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Barker Heights or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 195 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Barker Heights have?
Ahead of 95% 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 Barker Heights neighbors.
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Sources
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 →