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Outdoors in Atkinson

Few parks or trails are on the map in Atkinson

0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Atkinson, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
2 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

2 conserved acres

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

Not recorded2 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 2 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 1 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Pender County Open Space
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded2Unknown
When to get out

The best walking months in Atkinson: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.110.911.913.014.014.514.213.412.311.210.39.9
High (°F)565966748187908883756658
Rain (in)3.73.53.83.64.15.56.06.87.14.03.63.6

February is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 7.1 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Atkinson →

Questions about parks and trails in Atkinson

Is there public land near Atkinson?

180 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Atkinson or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Atkinson 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 →