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Outdoors in Boiling Springs

Few parks or trails are on the map in Boiling Springs

14% of Boiling Springs’ land is conserved, about 222 acres. 25 acres are parks and preserves, 7.5 per 1,000 residents. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Boiling Springs, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
14%
222 acres · of 2.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
25 ac
7.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
74%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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
Who protects it

222 conserved acres

14% of Boiling Springs’ land. Who manages Boiling Springs’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County780 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)128 ac
National Park Service15 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government13 ac
State fish & wildlife7 ac
Not recorded2 ac
Agricultural Easement · 908 acLocal Park · 14 acConservation Easement · 13 acState Other or Unknown · 7 acNational Scenic or Historic Trail · 2 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 198 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Indian Hills Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government8Open
Children's Lake (Formerly Boiling Springs Lake)
State Other or Unknown
State fish & wildlife7Open
Historic Iron Works Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government4Open
The Bubble
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government3Open
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
National Scenic or Historic Trail
National Park Service2Open
Municipal Land
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded1Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Boiling Springs

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Boiling Springs

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Appalachian National Scenic Trail0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Soccer
1Multi-sport
1Softball
1Football

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Boiling Springs: April to June and 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.813.712.411.19.99.3
High (°F)384251637382868477655343
Rain (in)3.12.63.73.84.04.14.13.84.63.83.23.5

February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Boiling Springs →

Questions about parks and trails in Boiling Springs

Is there public land near Boiling Springs?

23,743 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Boiling Springs or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 25 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Boiling Springs 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 →