Few parks or trails are on the map in Hoopers Creek
1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Hoopers Creek, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 7% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Hoopers Creek have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hoopers Creek is ahead of 7% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
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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2 conserved acres
under 1% of Hoopers Creek’s land. Who manages Hoopers Creek’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 1 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Hendersonville Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 2 | Unknown |
4 places to go in Hoopers Creek
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
The best walking months in Hoopers Creek: 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) | 46 | 51 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 67 | 57 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
February is the driest month (3.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.1 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Hoopers Creek →
Hoopers Creek and its neighbors
Hoopers Creek 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoopers Creek | under 1% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Fletcher | 5% | 0.8 | 28 | 22% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hoopers Creek
How much of Hoopers Creek is conserved land?
under 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.
Is there public land near Hoopers Creek?
9,069 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hoopers Creek or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hoopers Creek have?
Ahead of 7% 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 Hoopers Creek 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 →