North Carolina Veterans Memorial Pavilion
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
COutdoors
Outdoors in Broadway
Broadway has 1 acre of parks, 0.4 for every 1,000 residents
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Broadway, 0.2 per square mile of land. 2% of Broadway’s land is conserved, about 15 acres. 66% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
15 acres · of 1.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
0.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
66%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Broadway have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Broadway is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Broadway’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical NC town 3% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land0.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1 acre) · NC 8 · U.S. 13DParks close to home66% of residents within a half mile of a park · NC 51% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 26%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Broadway. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
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
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
15 conserved acres
2% of Broadway’s land. Who manages Broadway’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits14 ac
Not recorded14 ac
Local Recreation Area · 14 acConservation Easement · 14 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Broadway - Watson Lake Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 14 | Unknown |
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
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Broadway: 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 | 73 | 80 | 87 | 90 | 88 | 82 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 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 Broadway →
Questions about parks and trails in Broadway
How much of Broadway is conserved land?
2% 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 Broadway’s trails?
North Carolina Veterans Memorial Pavilion doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Broadway?
11,553 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Broadway or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Broadway have?
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Broadway 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 →