Berkley Mills Park has nature trails and a picnic area. It is this end of the Oklawaha Greenway Trail. The parking for this end of the Oklawaha Greenway is at Berkley Mills Park. Actually, it is across the road from Berkley Mills Park. Drive past the entrance to the park on the left to the…
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Boyd Park has two tennis courts and a miniature golf course. This small park has two tennis courts and a putt-putt golf course with a whimsical local motif. Greens look like the Biltmore House, the Carl Sandburg House and other local motifs. Miniature golf is open from May to September. Tennis is year-round. There are…
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Chimney Rock Park has the best of the mountains all in one place. Enjoy hiking trails for all skill levels or take the elevator up to Chimney Rock, a 315-foot granite rock formation for amazing 75-mile views. This beautiful park in the scenic Hickory Nut Gorge features Devil’s Head balancing rock and the 404-foot Hickory…
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Patton Park is the City of Hendersonville’s largest park. Patton Park has baseball fields, basketball courts, racquetball courts, tennis courts, picnic pavilions, a fenced playground, a paved dog walking trail, Skate Park, and an Olympic-size swimming pool. There is plenty of parking. Patton Park connects to the Oklawaha Greenway Trail. Oklawaha Greenway Trail > Patton…
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DuPont State Forest has 10,400 acres of forest, trails, and waterfalls in the Little River valley of Henderson and Transylvania counties. Explore 80 miles of roads and trails through Western North Carolina mountains. Open to the public for hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding. Discover waterfalls and incredible views. Scenes in Last of the Mohicans…
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Holmes Educational State Forest is a 235 acre educational forest in Henderson County near Hendersonville in the Blue Ridge Mountains. It is a great place to hike or picnic. And you just might learn something. “Whether you’re looking for a strenuous hike, an educational stroll, a night under the stars, or just a picnic lunch…
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We don’t fish, but we see people fishing around here all the time. Anyone over 16 years old must have a North Carolina Fishing License to fish. I looked this up. I don’t know a lot about this. Fishing in Pisgah National Forest Fishing is permitted everywhere in the Pisgah National Forest. The Davidson River…
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Toms Park has a picnic table and a little nature walk. This is where the Whitmire Activity Building is. A rock show is held here every year and there are other shows, too. The biggest feature is shuffleboard courts. Toms Park and the Whitmire Activity Building are located on Lily Pond Lane off West Allen…
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The 434-acre Arboretum includes 65 acres of cultivated gardens and 10 miles of hiking and biking trails through the natural beauty of Western North Carolina. The North Carolina Arboretum April 1 to October 31: 8 AM to 9 PM with entrance gates closing at 8 PM Baker Exhibit Center, Education Center and Bonsai Exhibition Garden…
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Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site Connemara Farms, the home of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and writer Carl Sandburg Open daily, 9 AM – 5 PM Home of Poet and Author Carl Sandburg and Goat Dairy of his wife, Paula Sandburg. 264 acres of pastures, ponds, small mountains, hiking trails and fifty structures. Admission to the…
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