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Outdoors in Central

Few parks or trails are on the map in Central

2 acres are parks and preserves, 2.6 per 1,000 residents. 8.5 miles of mapped trail cross Central, 5.1 per square mile of land. 78% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.7 sq mi of land
Trails
8.5 mi
5.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
2.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
78%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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1
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Central Park

Managed by Graham County
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Equestrian
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

April is the best month for walking in Central

NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.211.011.913.013.814.314.113.412.311.310.410.0
High (°F)62677482911001009793847161
Rain (in)0.70.70.50.20.20.21.61.91.30.70.50.8

May is the driest month (0.2 in) and June the warmest (highs of 100 °F). 1.9 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 100 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Central →

Questions about parks and trails in Central

Are dogs allowed on Central’s trails?

Central Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Central?

65,478 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Central or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Central neighbors.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →