Few parks or trails are on the map in Barbecue
1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Barbecue, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 6% of U.S. towns · #277 of 290 in North Carolina. What drives it
How much outdoors does Barbecue have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Barbecue is ahead of 6% of U.S. towns, #277 of 290 in North Carolina. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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2 places to go in Barbecue
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 lakes & rivers
The best walking months in Barbecue: 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 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 57 | 64 | 74 | 80 | 87 | 90 | 88 | 83 | 73 | 63 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Barbecue →
Barbecue and its neighbors
Barbecue has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbecue | under 1% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Spout Springs | 1% | 0.4 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Barbecue
How much of Barbecue is conserved land?
under 1% 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.
Is there public land near Barbecue?
2,155 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Barbecue or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Barbecue have?
Ahead of 6% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #277 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 Barbecue neighbors.
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 →