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Etowah Park
Park
17 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Etowah
Etowah, NC parks, trails & bike paths
About 5.8% of Etowah is conserved land, roughly 661 acres. There are about 4.8 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Etowah Park (0.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Etowah, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Etowah outdoors
Conserved land
5.8%
661 of 11,393 acres
Trails
4.8 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
1
83 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 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.
Peaks in Etowah
Shuford Mountain2,890 ft elevation
Judd Wilson Mountain2,769 ft elevation
Highpeak2,684 ft elevation
Burl Mountain2,671 ft elevation
Ivy Knob2,444 ft elevation
Little Mountain2,405 ft elevation
Pine Knob2,398 ft elevation
Brock Mountain2,359 ft elevation
Trails
Named trails
- Seven Falls Parkway1.4 mi
- Shadow Mist Cove0.3 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Banks Brothers LakereservoirBanks LakereservoirGore LakereservoirJump-Off Mountain LakereservoirFrench Broad River
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
661 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 499 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 11 of 18 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 paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis6
- Baseball4
- Pickleball2
- Basketball2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Etowah
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 515 acPrivate Conservation 132 acState Other or Unknown 25 acLocal Park 21 acLocal Other or Unknown 12 ac
Showing 1–10 of 13 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserving Carolina - Pleasant GrovePrivate Conservation | Not recorded | 100 | Access unknown |
| Etowah ParkLocal Park | County | 18 | Open |
| McClures PreservePrivate Conservation | Not recorded | 15 | Restricted |
| Mcclures BogPrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 15 | Access unknown |
| NC Department of Transportation Mitigation SiteState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 9 | Access unknown |
| Franklin Conservation SiteState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 9 | Restricted |
| City of Hendersonville Open SpaceLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 9 | Access unknown |
| Franklin Wetland Wildlife Conservation AreaState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 7 | Restricted |
| McClures Unique WetlandPrivate Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 4 | Restricted |
| Henderson County Open SpaceLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 4 | Access unknown |
History
Historic places to visit
Seven Falls ParkwayHistoric site
Beulah CemeteryCemetery
Fletcher CemeteryCemetery
Justus CemeteryCemetery
Oak Forest CemeteryCemetery
Old Beulah CemeteryCemetery
Pleasant Grove CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Etowah and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etowah | 5.8% | 4.8 mi | 1 |
| Mills River | 3.3% | 4.4 mi | 2 |
| Horse Shoe | 9.3% | 0.2 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Etowah'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.