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Buckeye Creek Recreation Area
Park
53 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Beech Mountain
Beech Mountain, NC parks, trails & bike paths
About 7% of Beech Mountain is conserved land, roughly 288 acres. There are about 19 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Buckeye Creek Recreation Area (0.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Beech Mountain, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Beech Mountain outdoors
Conserved land
7%
288 of 4,138 acres
Trails
19 mi
2.9 mi per sq mi · 1 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
1
named on the map
Bike routes
0.3 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.3 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Waterfalls in Beech Mountain
Buckeye Creek Falls
She Falls Falls
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 5.9 miUnpaved 12.6 mi
Showing 1–10 of 14 trails
- Grassy Gap Trail1.7 mi
- Jackalope's Trail1.3 mi
- Oz Forest Run1.0 mi
- Upper Pond Creek Trail1.0 mi
- Southern Ridge0.8 mi
- Northview0.6 mi
- Grassy Road 10.5 mi
- Witches Backbone0.4 mi
- Ruby Slippers0.3 mi
- Witches Tail0.3 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
288 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 8 of 10 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.3 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis9
- Pickleball7
- Baseball1
- Golf1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Beech Mountain
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Other or Unknown 150 acLocal Other or Unknown 127 acState Park 124 acUnknown Easement 122 acLocal Recreation Area 53 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC Land and Water Fund ProjectState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 150 | Access unknown |
| Town of Beech Mountain Open SpaceLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 125 | Access unknown |
| Beech Creek State Natural AreaState Park | Not recorded | 124 | Open |
| Buckeye Creek Recreation AreaLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 53 | Open |
| Avery County Open SpaceLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 2 | Access unknown |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Beech Mountain's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.