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Cullowhee Rec Center
Park
24 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Cullowhee
Cullowhee, NC parks, trails & bike paths
About 8% of Cullowhee is conserved land, roughly 194 acres. There are about 6.6 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Cullowhee Rec Center (0.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Cullowhee, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Cullowhee outdoors
Conserved land
8%
194 of 2,424 acres
Trails
6.6 mi
1.7 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
1
24 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
4.2 mi
4.2 mi lanes · 0.0 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.
Disc golf in Cullowhee
Showing 1–10 of 16 disc golf
Disc Golf Course starting teeIn Cullowhee Rec Center
Disc golf hole 10In Cullowhee Rec Center
Disc golf hole 11In Cullowhee Rec Center
Disc golf hole 12In Cullowhee Rec Center
Disc golf hole 13
Disc golf hole 14
Disc golf hole 15
Disc golf hole 17
Disc golf hole 18
Disc golf hole 2In Cullowhee Rec Center
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 3.8 mi
- Cullowhee Connector1.8 mi
- Upper Long Branch1.6 mi
- Lower Long Branch1.5 mi
- HHS Connector0.3 mi
- Little Savannah Connector0.1 mi
- Upper Long Branch Switchbacks0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
194 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 189 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 10 of 10 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes4.2 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis8
- Baseball6
- Basketball3
- Beach volleyball2
- Soccer2
- Volleyball2
- Tracks1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Cullowhee
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 194 acLocal Other or Unknown 4 acLocal Recreation Area 1 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson County - Cullowhee Community GardenLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 4 | Access unknown |
| Jackson County GreenwayLocal Recreation Area | Not recorded | 1 | Access unknown |
History
Historic places to visit
Catamount StatueMonument
Cullowhee CemeteryCemetery
Cullowhee CemeteryCemetery
Mount Zion CemeteryCemetery
Robert Rogers CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Cullowhee'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.