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The Park at Flat Rock
Park
63 acres2.8 mi of trail
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Flat Rock
Flat Rock, NC parks, trails & bike paths
About 10% of Flat Rock is conserved land, roughly 541 acres. There are about 7.2 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in The Park at Flat Rock (2.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Flat Rock, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Flat Rock outdoors
Conserved land
10%
541 of 5,236 acres
Trails
7.2 mi
0.9 mi per sq mi · 6 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
1
153 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 Flat Rock
Glassy Mountain2,776 ft elevation
King Mountain2,625 ft elevation
Rutledge Mountain2,513 ft elevation
Teneriffe Mountain2,441 ft elevation
Little Glassy Mountain
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 3.3 mi
- Big Glassy Trail1.2 mi
- Memminger Trail Loop0.8 mi
- Little Glassy Mountain Trail0.5 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Front LakereservoirHighland LakereservoirJordans LakereservoirKenmure PondLake BonclarkenreservoirMcCabe PondreservoirSide Lakereservoir
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
541 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 60 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 17 of 22 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
- Golf20
- Tennis6
- Pickleball4
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Flat Rock
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Historic or Cultural Area 268 acConservation Easement 151 acState Other or Unknown 83 acPrivate Conservation 79 acLocal Park 64 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Sandburg Home National Historic SiteHistoric or Cultural Area | National Park Service | 268 | Restricted |
| The Park At Flat RockLocal Park | Town or city | 64 | Open |
| NC Land and Water Fund Conservation AgreementState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 49 | Restricted |
| Conserving Carolina - King Creek FlatsPrivate Conservation | Not recorded | 43 | Access unknown |
| Conserving Carolina PreservePrivate Conservation | Not recorded | 37 | Restricted |
| Ochlawaha Plant Conservation PreserveState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 34 | Access unknown |
| Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site BufferState Historic or Cultural Area | Not recorded | 23 | Access unknown |
| City of Hendersonville Open SpaceLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Access unknown |
History
Historic places to visit
Historic Flat RockBuilding
Roger Richardson HillTomb
Nearby
Flat Rock and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Rock | 10.3% | 7.2 mi | 1 |
| Hendersonville | 4% | 1.3 mi | 6 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Flat Rock'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.