Editing Laurel Park, North Carolina (section)

==Geography==
Laurel Park is located in central Henderson County on the eastern slopes of Jump off Mountain. It is bordered to the east by the city of [[Hendersonville, North Carolina|Hendersonville]], the [[county seat]]. To the south is the unincorporated community of [[Valley Hill, North Carolina|Valley Hill]], and to the west is the community of [[Horse Shoe, North Carolina|Horse Shoe]].

[[U.S. Route 64 in North Carolina|U.S. Route 64]] passes through the northern part of the town, in the valley of Shaw Creek. Route 64 leads east into Hendersonville and west {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[Etowah, North Carolina|Etowah]].

The town government maintains three parks: Jump Off Rock Park, Rhododendron Lake Nature Park, and Little Laurel Green Park. Additionally, several hiking trails run around the town.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.laurelpark.org/parks |title=Parks - Laurel Park, NC |publisher=Laurelpark.org |date= |accessdate=August 10, 2022}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|7.3|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.06|km2|order=flip}}, or 0.78%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>