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Outdoors in Clinchco

More than half of Clinchco’s land is conserved: 80%

80% of Clinchco’s land is conserved, about 1,439 acres. 3.7 miles of mapped trail cross Clinchco, 1.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
80%
1,439 acres · of 2.8 sq mi of land
Trails
3.7 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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

1,439 conserved acres

80% of Clinchco’s land. Who manages Clinchco’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits1,439 ac
Private Conservation · 1,439 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Cumberland Forest
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits1,439Closed
When to get out

The best walking months in Clinchco: April, 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)9.910.811.913.114.114.714.513.612.411.210.19.6
High (°F)444857687581838378685747
Rain (in)3.43.64.34.14.64.55.13.93.32.72.84.0

October is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Clinchco →

Questions about parks and trails in Clinchco

Is there public land near Clinchco?

19,545 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clinchco or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Clinchco 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 →