Jack Marley Park
Park
28 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Williams Grove School · Photo: Gjm1761 · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Angier
Angier has 29 acres of parks, 4.7 for every 1,000 residents
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Angier, 0.1 per square mile of land. 5% of Angier’s land is conserved, about 139 acres. 53% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns · #175 of 290 in North Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
139 acres · of 4.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
29 ac
4.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
53%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Angier have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Angier is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns, #175 of 290 in North Carolina. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Angier’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical NC town 3% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land4.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (29 acres) · NC 8 · U.S. 13CParks close to home53% of residents within a half mile of a park · NC 51% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 32%
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North Carolina towns of 2,500+ (290)Ahead of 40%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
139 conserved acres
5% of Angier’s land. Who manages Angier’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city24 ac
Not recorded116 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 116 acLocal Park · 24 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Angier Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 116 | Unknown |
| Jack Marley Park Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Angier
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Angier
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
1Beach volleyball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Williams Grove SchoolBuilding · listed 1995
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Angier: April and May
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 87 | 90 | 88 | 82 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Angier →
Questions about parks and trails in Angier
How much of Angier is conserved land?
5% of its land, against a typical 3% for a North Carolina town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Angier’s trails?
Jack Marley Park and Depot Square don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Angier?
8,622 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Angier or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 29 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Angier have?
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #175 of 290 in North Carolina. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Angier 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 →