Hope Mills Golfview Greenway
Managed by Town of Hope Mills
71 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Big Rockfish Presbyterian Church · Photo: Gerry Dincher · CC BY-SA 2.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Hope Mills
Hope Mills has 131 acres of parks, 7.3 for every 1,000 residents
45% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Hope Mills, 0.1 per square mile of land. 4% of Hope Mills’ land is conserved, about 260 acres.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns · #161 of 290 in North Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
260 acres · of 9.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
131 ac
7.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
45%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.3 mi
1.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hope Mills have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hope Mills is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns, #161 of 290 in North Carolina. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hope Mills’ overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical NC town 3% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land7.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (131 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 35%
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North Carolina towns of 2,500+ (290)Ahead of 45%
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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Gordon Butler Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
260 conserved acres
4% of Hope Mills’ land. Who manages Hope Mills’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city31 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits22 ac
Not recorded227 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 201 acLocal Park · 31 acPrivate Recreation or Education · 22 acPrivate Conservation · 21 acState Other or Unknown · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 5 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Hope Mills - Hope Mills Lake Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 78 | Unknown |
| Town of Hope Mills Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 74 | Unknown |
| City of Fayetteville Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 50 | Unknown |
| Hope Mills Municipal Park Local Park | Town or city | 31 | Open |
| Sandhills Area Land Trust Preserve Private Recreation or Education | Land trusts & nonprofits | 22 | Closed |
| Three Rivers Land Trust Preserve Private Conservation | Not recorded | 21 | Unknown |
| Gordon Butler/Hope Mills Preserve Registered Heritage Area State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 4 | Unknown |
Things to do
13 places to go in Hope Mills
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Hope Mills
11 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Hope Mills
2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
17Baseball
8Tennis
1Basketball
1Football
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). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Hope Mills: April and May
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 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 54 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 82 | 88 | 91 | 89 | 84 | 75 | 65 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.4 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hope Mills →
Next door
Hope Mills and its neighbors
Hope Mills 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hope Mills | 4% | 0.1 | 7 | 45% | C+ |
| Fayetteville | 40% | 1.0 | 10 | 41% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hope Mills
How much of Hope Mills 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 Hope Mills’ trails?
Hope Mills Golfview Greenway and Rockfish Road Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Hope Mills?
1.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Hope Mills?
2,410 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hope Mills or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 131 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hope Mills have?
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #161 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 Hope Mills 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 →