Pender County Courthouse · Photo: Indy beetle · CC0Burgaw has 29 acres of parks, 7.4 for every 1,000 residents
4% of Burgaw’s land is conserved, about 135 acres. 1.6 miles of mapped trail cross Burgaw, 0.3 per square mile of land. 60% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns · #113 of 290 in North Carolina. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Burgaw?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Burgaw have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Burgaw is ahead of 48% of U.S. towns, #113 of 290 in North Carolina. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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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135 conserved acres
4% of Burgaw’s land. Who manages Burgaw’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 10 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pender Correctional Institution State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 74 | Restricted |
| Pender County Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 18 | Unknown |
| NC Hazard Mitigation Buyout Property - Burgaw State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 14 | Unknown |
| Pender County - Pender Memorial Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 13 | Open |
| Town of Burgaw Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 9 | Unknown |
| Pender County and Town of Burgaw Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 7 | Unknown |
| Johnson Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Hankins Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Town of Burgaw - Hankins Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 1 | Open |
1 places to go in Burgaw
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Burgaw: 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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 87 | 90 | 88 | 83 | 75 | 66 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 7.3 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Burgaw →
Questions about parks and trails in Burgaw
How much of Burgaw is conserved land?
4% 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.
Where can I bike in Burgaw?
2.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Burgaw?
14,621 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Burgaw or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 29 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Burgaw have?
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #113 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 Burgaw 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 →