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Outdoors in Canal Point

Few parks or trails are on the map in Canal Point

7 acres are parks and preserves, 36 per 1,000 residents. 2.8 miles of mapped trail cross Canal Point, 2.0 per square mile of land. 90% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
1%
7 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
2.8 mi
2.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
7 ac
36 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
90%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.2 mi lanes
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

7 conserved acres

1% of Canal Point’s land. Who manages Canal Point’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County7 ac
Local Park · 7 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Canal Point Park
Local Park
County4Open
Triangle Park
Local Park
County3Open
Things to do

2 places to go in Canal Point

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Canal Point

2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
L-101.3 mi
Biking & sports

0.2 miles of bike routes

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

0.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
2Basketball
2Tennis

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 Canal Point

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)10.611.211.912.813.513.813.713.112.311.510.810.5
High (°F)757881858891929290868077
Rain (in)2.52.12.82.84.58.36.77.86.94.52.42.1

December is the driest month (2.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 8.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Canal Point →

Questions about parks and trails in Canal Point

Where can I bike in Canal Point?

0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of painted or protected lanes.

Is there public land near Canal Point?

224 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Canal Point or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Canal Point 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 →