Tom White Baseball Fields
Park
9 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Upstateherd · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Cherryville
Cherryville has 74 acres of parks, 12 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Tom White Baseball Fields (0.6 mi). 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Cherryville, 0.2 per square mile of land. 2% of Cherryville’s land is conserved, about 69 acres.
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns · #129 of 290 in North Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
69 acres · of 5.8 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
74 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
70%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cherryville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cherryville is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns, #129 of 290 in North Carolina. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cherryville’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical NC town 3% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (74 acres) · NC 8 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home70% 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 43%
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North Carolina towns of 2,500+ (290)Ahead of 56%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B−. 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 Tom White Baseball Fields, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Aaron B. Moss Municipal Park
Park
15 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Westgate Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Ballard Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 7 parks & preserves
Tom White Baseball Fields9 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Aaron B. Moss Municipal Park15 acres
Westgate Park8 acres
Ballard Park7 acres
Ben Black Park1 acres
William E. Edwards Park1 acres
DirectionsKenwood Park1 acres
Who protects it
69 conserved acres
2% of Cherryville’s land. Who manages Cherryville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County47 ac
Town or city36 ac
Not recorded1 ac
Local Park · 63 acLocal Recreation Area · 20 acLocal Other or Unknown · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaston County Park Local Park | County | 47 | Open |
| Tom White Baseball Fields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Aaron Moss Field Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Kenwood Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| City of Cherryville Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
13 places to go in Cherryville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Cherryville
Cherryville PoolIn Ballard Park
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Cherryville
12 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
8Baseball
3Tennis
2Basketball
1Skate park
1Softball
1Multi-sport
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Cherryville: April to June
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) | 51 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 85 | 89 | 87 | 82 | 72 | 62 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 4.5 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cherryville →
Questions about parks and trails in Cherryville
Where can I hike in Cherryville?
The longest trail networks: Tom White Baseball Fields, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cherryville is conserved land?
2% 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 Cherryville’s trails?
Tom White Baseball Fields and Aaron B. Moss Municipal Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cherryville?
1,348 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cherryville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 74 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Cherryville have?
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #129 of 290 in North Carolina. 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 Cherryville 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 →