Patton Park
Park
18 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Hendersonville
Hendersonville has 196 acres of parks, 13 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Patton Park (0.7 mi), William H. King Memorial Park (0.5 mi). 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Hendersonville, 0.2 per square mile of land. 4% of Hendersonville’s land is conserved, about 203 acres.
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns · #116 of 290 in North Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
203 acres · of 8.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
196 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
60%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.4 mi
3.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Hendersonville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hendersonville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hendersonville is ahead of 46% of U.S. towns, #116 of 290 in North Carolina. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hendersonville’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical NC town 3% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (196 acres) · NC 8 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home60% 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 46%
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North Carolina towns of 2,500+ (290)Ahead of 60%
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 Patton Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
William H. King Memorial Park
Park
56 acres0.5 mi of trail
Oklawaha Greenway Boardwalk
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 6 parks & preserves
Patton Park18 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
William H. King Memorial Park56 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsBerkeley Mills Park37 acres
DirectionsJackson Park10 acres
DirectionsTom's Park2 acres
DirectionsFour Seasons Rotary Park1 acres
Who protects it
203 conserved acres
4% of Hendersonville’s land. Who manages Hendersonville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits20 ac
Town or city17 ac
County9 ac
Not recorded209 ac
Local Recreation Area · 94 acLocal Conservation Area · 59 acLocal Other or Unknown · 29 acState Other or Unknown · 27 acLocal Park · 27 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 6 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 8 of 13 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Hendersonville - William H. King Memorial Park Local Conservation Area | Not recorded | 59 | Unknown |
| City of Hendersonville - Berkeley Mills Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 54 | Unknown |
| City of Hendersonville Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 29 | Unknown |
| Mud Creek Wetlands Registered Heritage Area State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 27 | Unknown |
| Henderson County - Jackson Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 21 | Unknown |
| City of Hendersonville - Patton Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 18 | Unknown |
| Southside Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Henderson County Athletics And Activity Center Local Park | County | 9 | Open |
| Tom'S Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| City of Hendersonville - Four Seasons Rotary Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 1 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
15 places to go in Hendersonville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Hendersonville
Patton PoolIn Patton Park
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Hendersonville
HVLCOC Playground
DirectionsPlus 12 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Hendersonville
Pets Own Place
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Oklawaha Greenway Boardwalk0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Tennis
4Basketball
4Baseball
2Pickleball
1Softball
1Skate park
1Football
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →25 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Henderson County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1979
About itBrooklandBuilding · listed 1982
About itAloah HotelBuilding · listed 1989
About itCedars, TheBuilding · listed 1989
About itChewning HouseBuilding · listed 1989
About itClarke-Hobbs-Davidson HouseBuilding · listed 1989
About itWaverly, TheBuilding · listed 1989
About itSmith-Williams-Durham Boarding HouseBuilding · listed 1989
About itMain Street Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1989
About itSeventh Avenue Depot DistrictDistrict · listed 1989
About itKing-Waldrop HouseBuilding · listed 1989
About itMary Mills Coxe HouseBuilding · listed 1994
About it13 more on the History page.
When to get out
The best walking months in Hendersonville: 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) | 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 Hendersonville →
Next door
Hendersonville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendersonville | 4% | 0.2 | 13 | 60% | B− |
| Barker Heights | 28% | 0.9 | 181 | 83% | A+ |
| Balfour | 1% | 0.2 | 8 | 53% | C |
| Laurel Park | 2% | 2.4 | 12 | 77% | B+ |
| Flat Rock | 10% | 0.9 | 21 | 20% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hendersonville
Where can I hike in Hendersonville?
The longest trail networks: Patton Park, 0.7 miles; William H. King Memorial Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hendersonville is conserved land?
4% 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 Hendersonville’s trails?
Patton Park and William H. King Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Hendersonville?
3.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Hendersonville?
17,622 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hendersonville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 196 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Hendersonville have?
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #116 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 Hendersonville 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 →