Maurice Turner Recreation Area
Managed by Town of Boones Mill
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: BoonesMill · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Boones Mill
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Boones Mill
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 7 acres are parks and preserves, 30 per 1,000 residents. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Boones Mill, 1.9 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
1.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
7 ac
30 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
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
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.4 miUnpaved · 1.2 mi
Maurice C. Turner Memorial Trail1.2 mi
Property Accessway0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Boones Mill: April 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 50 | 58 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 69 | 58 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Boones Mill →
Questions about parks and trails in Boones Mill
Are dogs allowed on Boones Mill’s trails?
Maurice Turner Recreation Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Boones Mill?
3,960 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Boones Mill or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Boones Mill 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 →