Parks, trails & the outdoors in Appalachia
About 24% of Appalachia is conserved land, roughly 535 acres. There are about 1.8 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Island Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Washington Rock Recreation Area
1 named trail
535 conserved acres
Who manages Appalachia’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 532 | Open |
| Island Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
1.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Appalachia neighbors.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, 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.