Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Claremont
6 acres are parks and preserves, 3.2 per 1,000 residents. 33% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Claremont, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Claremont have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Claremont is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Claremont Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
58 conserved acres
3% of Claremont’s land. Who manages Claremont’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 2 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Claremont Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 52 | Unknown |
| NC Land and Water Fund Conservation Agreement State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 7 | Restricted |
| Claremont Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
4 places to go in Claremont
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.0 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Claremont: April to June
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 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 78 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 72 | 61 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Claremont →
Questions about parks and trails in Claremont
Where can I hike in Claremont?
The longest trail networks: Claremont Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Claremont is conserved land?
3% 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 Claremont’s trails?
Claremont Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Claremont?
2,512 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Claremont or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Claremont have?
Ahead of 24% 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 Claremont 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 →