This is a great park with lots of winding trails - some paved, some gravel. Pavilions for picnics…read moreand barbecues, a restroom, great place to take dogs. Beautiful scenery and lots of birds.

Love this playground for kids of ages 2-6 is awesome…read more Fun rock climbing, nets, and slides for all. Clean restrooms and picnic tables. Awesome walking trails Great parking

10-5-24 The…read morehighlight of my trip to Hendersonville was coming here to Jump Off Rock. It is a free parking with free parking as well. It has a beautiful observation area where on a clear day you can see all the neighboring cities and states. After we tried on of the three trails. They aren't easy but we did it! Felt a sense of accomplishment. It was an enjoyable time where you can enjoy the scenery and nature. Definitely will return on our next trip to Hendersonville.

This weekend, my family and I decided to explore Jump Off Rock in North Carolina since the weather…read morewas nice. Jump Off Rock--located about 15 minutes from Hendersonville, NC--is a scenic overlook of Western North Carolina with three easy hiking trails, making it a perfect spot to enjoy a sunny day. There is complimentary parking, easy-to-follow trails that are hiker-friendly for all ages, benches to enjoy the scenic outlook, and wheelchair accessibility. Once my family arrived, we enjoyed the magnificent view of the Western North Carolina mountain range, taking photos of the scenery and personal selfies together. There is a drawing of the mountain range that identifies which mountains you are looking at. I found this very helpful since I could finally put names to the mountains in front of my eyes. After admiring the amazing view, we took the three hikes Jump Off Rock offers. The trails are fairly easy, ranging from 0.25 to 1 mile. They are easy to access, located on the left and right sides of the parking lot. The paths are simple to follow and not too dangerous for occasional hikers and their furry friends. While we were there, my family and I saw two deer on the path, which was really cool. Altogether, the three trails took us around 30 minutes at an average pace. Just a quick note--there are no restrooms or portable toilets at Jump Off Rock. I recommend stopping in Hendersonville or at a gas station before making your journey. If it's a nice day or you just want to get out of the house, I highly recommend visiting Jump Off Rock to enjoy the scenic overlook of the Western North Carolina mountain range and reconnect with nature.

The first time I visited this greenway, I loved it. I was visiting my mother and happened upon it…read more At the time, I had brought my own water, so I didn't realize there were no water fountains. This past time, I needed the restroom and could not believe there weren't any bathrooms! I was desperate and asked several different people who pointed me in different directions to the parks associated with the trail. Each time, the bathrooms were locked. It was awful! I also didn't bring water, and that was a big mistake. I live in a place with trails like this that all have water fountains and restrooms, so I take it for granted that trails have facilities. This time I ended up going to a church and begging a woman to let me in...thankfully she did, but it was after being desperate for about 45 minutes. I would only return with an empty bladder and with my own water packs so as not to become dehydrated. Also, it could have been because it was the holidays (29 December 2022), but the trails were far less maintained this time. There was a lot of litter, signs of homeless encampments, and debris. At one point, the trail was not accessible due to ice and flooding but there was no sign indicating it was closed ahead. It's still a lovely greenway and has emergency pulls to use if needed.

Great place to walk and enjoy nature on a paved trail. End to end is about 4 miles, but there are…read moreopportunities to branch off onto dirt trails. We ya well maintained and perfectly safe for the whole family. There are areas that are prone to flooding, so be prepared during rain season.

Jackson Park is pretty cool and pretty expansive. Multiple soccer and baseball fields. Basket ball…read morecourts and tons of tennis courts. At least two playground areas with picnic tables. We'll groomed and clean - didn't see one piece of trash. Looked like there were some bike trails too. Great place to stop with your kids to tire them out. We went on a Saturday and it wasn't busy at all.

Nice, big grassy dog park with some shade! Was traveling in the area from SC and wanted to get…read moreexercise for my puppy. She enjoyed it. The trails are vast around it if you decide to walk or bike as well.

This place is incredible!! There is a giant field as you enter and then if you continue on and go…read moreunder the railroad tracks there are acres and Acres of woods and trails and creeks and squirrels and everything else you need to have an incredible time with your dog. This is not really a go for 5 minutes but your dog run crazy and then go home type of place so, this is more of a pack a lunch and take your dog to enjoy the day with them, hiking the trails and playing in the creek, etc etc. It is a little hard to find it because you have to drive down to the bike park and then Park in the area right behind it. But it is well worth it

Very nice place. You'll see chickens, goats, and even friendly cat here. Friendly and polite staff…read more Definitely worth taking a tour of the house. Very interesting!

Nice historic property, informative self tour of the property. Chickens and goats! You can go visit…read morethe lady goats and brush and pet them. Pretty nice place with friendly volunteers to give you the details of the historic property. All the lovely goats are descendants of Mrs Sandbergs Goats!!!

It makes me sad to see all of the liter at this park. Everytime I walk my dog I am always picking…read more up trash. None of the rules posted are enforced. The soccer nets are torn. The metal stands are broken. The Parks Commission needs to do much better. Families, kids, all of us deserve to enjoy a nice safe clean park. Someone .....please help!! ​​

If you need a kid's playground desperately. There is one…read more Careful!!! The padding is deceiving, it's a thin layer over a poured cement floor. So if your kid falls, it might be a hospital ride. Our daughter was on the monkey bars and fell right on her butt and we thought she broke her tail bone or compressed her spine. I've never seen her in such immobile agony. We will not go back. Skate park is great for kids that skate. The rest isn't that nice or pretty, we are playground junkies and take our kids everywhere. This is the worst one in western North Carolina that we have been to.

This park came up as one of the top 5 beautiful spots to watch the sunset in Hendersonville NC . …read more . which was incredibly disappointing, due to the surrounding landscape mostly blocking the entire skyline. Also too many power lines & cars on the road to snap a decent picture. There are several businesses & lots of customers traveling in & out. Overall turned out as an unfavorable sunset experience. NOTED: Nice place for kids to play at the park & a really nice basketball court.

Great park, stopped here while traveling to let my son run off some energy. The park has plenty of…read morethings for kids and a nice covered picnic area.

A great little playground with sandbox and baby and kid swings. Fenced in! Close to stream and…read moregazebo with gravel walking path around. No public restrooms.

Awesome bike park - the staff was awesome. The trail crew does an excellent job building and…read moremaintaining. There is no shuttle or lift, they do rent ebikes. The trails are extremely well marked, couple of green runs to double black Pro lines.

Ride Kanuga is sooo much fun! This place has it all. Flow and tech! Begins to pro riders will find…read morethis place really enjoyable. The trails are well marked and the descriptions for each trail are really accurate. The facilities are great too. Restrooms are port-a-potties but very clean. The bike shop has everything you need and the guys are super nice and helpful. There is even a bike wash station. This was my second trip to Kanuga and will not be my last. Highly recommended for the avid mountain biker.