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John Evander Phillips HouseJohn Evander Phillips House · Photo: Cohee · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Cameron

Few parks or trails are on the map in Cameron

The biggest trail networks: Phillips Memorial Park (0.8 mi). 3% of Cameron’s land is conserved, about 25 acres. 26 acres are parks and preserves, 70 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
3%
25 acres · of 1.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
26 ac
70 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
6%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

The longest trail network is Phillips Memorial Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Phillips Memorial Park

Park
25 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

25 conserved acres

3% of Cameron’s land. Who manages Cameron’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County24 ac
Joint24 ac
Not recorded25 ac
Local Park · 24 acUnknown Easement · 24 acLocal Recreation Area · 23 acLocal Other or Unknown · 2 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Moore County Park
Local Park
County24Open
Town of Cameron - Phillips Memorial Park
Local Recreation Area
Not recorded23Unknown
Town of Cameron Open Space
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded2Unknown
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
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Cameron Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1983
About it
John Evander Phillips HouseBuilding · listed 2000
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Cameron: 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)10.010.911.913.014.014.514.313.512.311.210.29.8
High (°F)535765748087908883736355
Rain (in)3.43.03.73.43.44.54.84.45.03.33.43.4

February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.0 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cameron →

Questions about parks and trails in Cameron

Where can I hike in Cameron?

The longest trail networks: Phillips Memorial Park, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Cameron’s trails?

Phillips Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Cameron?

382 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cameron or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Cameron neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →