1
Mountain Island Lake Park
Park
77 acres1 mi of trail
Mountain Island Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Mount Holly
Mount Holly, NC parks, trails & bike paths
About 11% of Mount Holly is conserved land, roughly 760 acres. There are about 2.6 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Mountain Island Lake Park (1 mi), Tuckaseege Park Mt Holly (0.9 mi), and River Street Park (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Mount Holly, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Mount Holly outdoors
Conserved land
11%
760 of 7,250 acres
Trails
2.6 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
11
42 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
4.1 mi
2.5 mi lanes · 1.6 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
Tuckaseege Park Mt Holly
Park
36 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
River Street Park
Park
13 acres0.5 mi of trail
River Street Thread Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Mountain Island Park
Managed by City of Mount Holly
78 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 11 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 11 parks & preserves
Mountain Island Lake Park77 acres · 1 mi of trail
Tuckaseege Park Mt Holly36 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
River Street Park13 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Stone Water Bay Cumminty Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Mountain Island Park78 acres · City of Mount Holly
Stowe Family YMCA15 acres · Gaston County Family YMCA
Catawba River Greenway15 acres · Mount Holly
Woodlawn Park10 acres
Linear Park2 acres · City of Mount Holly
Veteran’s Park2 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Boat launches in Mount Holly
Duke Energy Kayak/ Canoe Access
Mount Holly Access
Mountain Island Boat Landing
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 0.5 miUnpaved 0.9 mi
- Mountain Island Trail1.0 mi
- River Street Thread Trail0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
760 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 6 of 10 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes2.5 mi
- Off-road bike paths1.6 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball5
- Tennis5
- Basketball2
- Skate park1
- Volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Mount Holly
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Other or Unknown 612 acLocal Other or Unknown 528 acUnknown Easement 418 acConservation Easement 155 acLocal Park 64 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC Land and Water Fund ProjectState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 612 | Restricted |
| City of Gastonia Open SpaceLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 419 | Access unknown |
| City of Mount Holly Open SpaceLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 109 | Access unknown |
| Gaston County ParkLocal Park | County | 57 | Open |
| Catawba HeightsLocal Park | Private owners | 6 | Open |
| Tuckaseege Community CenterLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Muddy River DistilleryHours: Wed–Thu 4 pm – 10 pm; Fri 2 pm – 11 pm; Sat 11 am – 11 pm; Sun 12 pm – 6 pm · Mill · 1875
Pineview CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Mount Holly and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Holly | 10.5% | 2.6 mi | 11 |
| Belmont | 7.4% | 8.8 mi | 10 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Mount Holly'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 24.3-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.