Biltmore Estate · Photo: Blake Lewis · CC BY-SA 2.07% of Biltmore Forest’s land is conserved: 127 acres
2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Biltmore Forest, 0.8 per square mile of land. 8 acres are parks and preserves, 4.9 per 1,000 residents. 73% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Biltmore Forest?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Biltmore Forest have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Biltmore Forest is ahead of 62% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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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127 conserved acres
7% of Biltmore Forest’s land. Who manages Biltmore Forest’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Parkway Special Designation Area | National Park Service | 87 | Restricted |
| Town of Biltmore Forest Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 27 | Unknown |
| Brooklawn Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
1 named trail
0.0 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.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Biltmore Forest: April to June and 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 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 51 | 58 | 68 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 68 | 58 | 50 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Biltmore Forest →
Biltmore Forest and its neighbors
Biltmore Forest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biltmore Forest | 7% | 0.8 | 5 | 73% | B |
| Asheville | 4% | 0.6 | 8 | 73% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Biltmore Forest
How much of Biltmore Forest is conserved land?
7% 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.
Is there public land near Biltmore Forest?
10,331 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Biltmore Forest or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Biltmore Forest have?
Ahead of 62% 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 Biltmore Forest 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 →