Conover City Park
Park
10 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY-SA 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Conover
Few parks or trails are on the map in Conover
23 acres are parks and preserves, 2.7 per 1,000 residents. 1.8 miles of mapped trail cross Conover, 0.2 per square mile of land. 45% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns · #229 of 290 in North Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
43 acres · of 11.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.8 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
23 ac
2.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
45%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.4 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Conover have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Conover is ahead of 19% of U.S. towns, #229 of 290 in North Carolina. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Conover’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical NC town 3% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · NC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land2.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (23 acres) · NC 8 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home45% of residents within a half mile of a park · NC 51% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 19%
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North Carolina towns of 2,500+ (290)Ahead of 21%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Conover. 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 C− to C. 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 Conover City Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Majestic Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Washington/Southwest Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 7 parks & preserves
Hines Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsConover City Park10 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Majestic Park3 acres
Washington/Southwest Park2 acres
Conover Downtown Park1 acres
DirectionsHunsucker Park1 acres
Travis Park1 acres
Who protects it
43 conserved acres
1% of Conover’s land. Who manages Conover’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city19 ac
State natural resources10 ac
Not recorded19 ac
Local Park · 19 acLocal Other or Unknown · 14 acConservation Easement · 10 acState Other or Unknown · 6 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 10 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 12 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Conover Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 10 | Unknown |
| Conover City Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| NC Land and Water Fund Conservation Agreement State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 6 | Restricted |
| Majestic Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Catawba County Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 3 | Unknown |
| Washington Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Hines Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Hunsucker Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Downtown Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Travis Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
7 places to go in Conover
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Conover
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.9 miUnpaved · 1.4 mi
Lyle Creek Greenway1.2 mi
Biking & sports
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
10Pickleball
10Tennis
3Baseball
3Golf
1Softball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 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 Conover: 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 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 78 | 85 | 88 | 86 | 81 | 71 | 61 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.6 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Conover →
Next door
Conover and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conover | 1% | 0.2 | 3 | 45% | C− |
| Newton | 5% | 0.4 | 20 | 46% | B |
| St. Stephens | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 18% | D |
| Hickory | 5% | 0.2 | 15 | 51% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Conover
Where can I hike in Conover?
The longest trail networks: Conover City Park, 0.1 miles; Hines Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Conover 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 Conover’s trails?
Conover City Park and Majestic Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Conover?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Conover?
2,691 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Conover or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 23 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Conover have?
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #229 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 Conover 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 →