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Lake Tomahawk Park
Park
18 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Black Mountain
Black Mountain, NC parks, trails & bike paths
About 1.5% of Black Mountain is conserved land, roughly 65 acres. There are about 5.2 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Lake Tomahawk Park (0.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Black Mountain, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Black Mountain outdoors
Conserved land
1.5%
65 of 4,311 acres
Trails
5.2 mi
0.8 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
5
8 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
2.1 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 2.1 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.
2
Veterans Park
Park
20 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Youth Center Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Riverwalk Park
Park
2 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Disc golf in Black Mountain
Black Mountain Disc Golf CourseHours: sunrise-sunset · In Veterans Park · Town of Black Mountain
Black Mountain Disc Golf CourseHours: sunrise-sunset · In Veterans Park · Town of Black Mountain
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
65 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 15 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 5 of 9 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 paths2.1 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis4
- Baseball3
- Basketball2
- Soccer1
- Lacrosse1
- Softball1
- Equestrian1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Black Mountain
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 52 acUnknown Easement 32 acLocal Recreation Area 18 acLocal Other or Unknown 11 acState Other or Unknown 2 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buncombe County ParkLocal Park | County | 37 | Open |
| Town of Black Mountain - Douglas M. Brock ParkLocal Recreation Area | Not recorded | 18 | Access unknown |
| Lake TomahawkLocal Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Town of Black Mountain - Dr. John Wilson Community GardenLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 10 | Access unknown |
| NC Land and Water Fund ProjectState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 2 | Restricted |
| Town of Black Mountain Open SpaceLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Access unknown |
History
Historic places to visit
André MichauxPlaque
Rafael GuastavinoPlaque
Homers Chapel CemeteryCemetery
Mills Chapel Baptist Church CemeteryCemetery
Oak Grove CemeteryCemetery
Western Carolina State Veterans CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Black Mountain and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Black 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.