Hendersonville arboretum
Park
25 acres1.2 mi of trail
Nature trailShoreline trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: GatewayPolitics · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Hendersonville
24% of Hendersonville’s land is conserved: 4,923 acres
The biggest trail networks: Hendersonville arboretum (1.2 mi), Memorial Park (0.5 mi). 413 acres are parks and preserves, 6.5 per 1,000 residents. 38% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns · #32 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
Conserved land
24%
4,923 acres · of 31.7 sq mi of land
Trails
13 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
413 ac
6.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
38%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.1 mi
4.1 mi paths
Highest peak
758 ft
Pilot Knob
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 56% of U.S. towns, #32 of 177 in Tennessee. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hendersonville’s overall grade.
Conserved land24% of the land · typical TN town 1% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (13 mi) · TN 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land6.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (413 acres) · TN 10 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home38% of residents within a half mile of a park · TN 42% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 56%
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Tennessee towns of 2,500+ (177)Ahead of 82%
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Hendersonville’s 24% is ahead of 97% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 74% of them.
Water is 15% of Hendersonville’s area (6 of 37 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 21%.
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 Hendersonville arboretum, with 1.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
All 9 parks & preserves
Hendersonville arboretum25 acres · 1.2 mi of trail
Memorial Park45 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsDrakes Creek Park121 acres
DirectionsSanders Ferry Park78 acres
DirectionsVeterans Park19 acres
Volunteer Park at Arrowhead8 acres
Drakes Creek Boat Launch5 acres
Lock 33 acres
DirectionsMoss–Wright Park1 acres
Who protects it
4,923 conserved acres
24% of Hendersonville’s land. Water is left out: Hendersonville has 31.7 square miles of land and 5.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Hendersonville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers4,760 ac
Town or city342 ac
Other state land2 ac
Recreation Management Area · 4,760 acLocal Park · 300 acLocal Recreation Area · 41 acState Historic or Cultural Area · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Hickory Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 4,760 | Open |
| Drakes Creek Park Local Park | Town or city | 134 | Open |
| Saunders Ferry Park Local Park | Town or city | 70 | Open |
| Veterans Park Local Park | Town or city | 59 | Open |
| Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 39 | Open |
| Indian Park East Greenway Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Indian Park West Greenway Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Rock Castle State Historic or Cultural Area | Other state land | 2 | Open |
Things to do
26 places to go in Hendersonville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Hendersonville
12 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Hendersonville
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Hendersonville
10 boat launches without a name on the map.
Fishing spots in Hendersonville
1 fishing spot without a name on the map.
Peaks in Hendersonville
Pilot Knob758 ft elevation
DirectionsPicnic areas in Hendersonville
Hendersonville Greenway Trail Head
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.0 miHorses · 1.2 miUnpaved · 1.2 mi
Nature trail0.6 mi
Shoreline trail0.6 mi
Biking & sports
4.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
32Tennis
17Baseball
6Basketball
3Pickleball
2Soccer
2Football
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Hendersonville
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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 52 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 86 | 89 | 89 | 83 | 72 | 60 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
October is the driest month (3.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hendersonville →
Next door
Hendersonville and its neighbors
Hendersonville has the second most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendersonville | 24% | 0.4 | 7 | 38% | B |
| Nashville | 11% | 0.4 | 24 | 60% | B+ |
| Gallatin | 4% | 0.2 | 7 | 42% | C+ |
| Goodlettsville | 2% | 0.3 | 12 | 40% | C+ |
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: Hendersonville arboretum, 1.2 miles; 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?
24% of its land, against a typical 1% for a Tennessee 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?
Hendersonville arboretum and Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Hendersonville?
4.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Hendersonville?
14,391 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hendersonville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,773 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Hendersonville have?
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #32 of 177 in Tennessee. 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 →