Hudson Redwood Park
Park
32 acres0.6 mi of trail
Barton & Estoy Hayes Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Hudson Cotton Manufacturing Company · Photo: Bigdaverhuberg · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Hudson
Hudson has 49 acres of parks, 13 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Hudson Redwood Park (0.6 mi). 2% of Hudson’s land is conserved, about 45 acres. 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Hudson, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns · #115 of 290 in North Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
45 acres · of 3.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
49 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
63%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.3 mi
0.3 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hudson have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hudson is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns, #115 of 290 in North Carolina. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hudson’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical NC town 3% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (49 acres) · NC 8 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home63% 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 47%
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North Carolina towns of 2,500+ (290)Ahead of 61%
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
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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 Hudson Redwood Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
45 conserved acres
2% of Hudson’s land. Who manages Hudson’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Not recorded45 ac
Local Recreation Area · 43 acLocal Other or Unknown · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Hudson - Redwood Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 30 | Open |
| Town of Hudson - Optimist Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 8 | Unknown |
| Town of Hudson Open Space Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 7 | Unknown |
Things to do
4 places to go in Hudson
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Hudson
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Hudson
Hudson Dog ParkIn Hudson Redwood Park
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Barton & Estoy Hayes Trail0.1 mi
Biking & sports
0.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
5Baseball
2Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Hudson Cotton Manufacturing CompanyBuilding · listed 2013
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Hudson: 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 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 54 | 61 | 71 | 78 | 85 | 88 | 86 | 81 | 71 | 61 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.7 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hudson →
Next door
Hudson and its neighbors
Hudson has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Hudson
Where can I hike in Hudson?
The longest trail networks: Hudson Redwood Park, 0.6 miles; Windmill Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hudson 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 Hudson’s trails?
Hudson Redwood Park and Windmill Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Hudson?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Hudson?
4,516 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hudson or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 49 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hudson have?
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #115 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 Hudson 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 →