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Outdoors in West Charlotte

Few parks or trails are on the map in West Charlotte

16% of West Charlotte’s land is conserved, about 71 acres. 1.6 miles of mapped trail cross West Charlotte, 2.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
16%
71 acres · of 0.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.6 mi
2.3 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.9 mi
0.1 mi paths
Highest peak
384 ft
Barber Hill
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

71 conserved acres

16% of West Charlotte’s land. Who manages West Charlotte’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city38 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits34 ac
Not recorded33 ac
Conservation Easement · 37 acLocal Other or Unknown · 33 acUnknown Easement · 19 acAgricultural Easement · 16 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 38 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Burns Property
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded33Unknown
Things to do

1 places to go in West Charlotte

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

Peaks in West Charlotte
Barber Hill384 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Charlotte Village Loop Trail0.7 mi
Biking & sports

0.9 miles of bike routes

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

0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
0.8 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
When to get out

The best walking months in West Charlotte: May, August and September

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)9.210.411.813.414.815.515.214.012.410.99.58.9
High (°F)293241556977828072594635
Rain (in)2.21.92.33.03.44.14.03.63.43.72.72.7

February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in West Charlotte →

Questions about parks and trails in West Charlotte

Where can I bike in West Charlotte?

0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths and 0.8 of shoulders and shared lanes.

Is there public land near West Charlotte?

13,651 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Charlotte or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 22 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from West Charlotte 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 →