River's Edge Park
Park
6 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Shook-Welch-Smathers House · Photo: Warren LeMay from Cincinnati, OH, United States · CC0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Clyde
7% of Clyde’s land is conserved: 39 acres
81% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 8 acres are parks and preserves, 5.9 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Clyde, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
39 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
5.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
81%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Clyde?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Clyde have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Clyde is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Clyde’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical NC town 3% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land5.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (8 acres) · NC 8 · U.S. 13CParks close to home81% 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 54%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B. 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
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The longest trail network is River's Edge Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Clyde Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
39 conserved acres
7% of Clyde’s land. Who manages Clyde’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land22 ac
State conservation4 ac
Not recorded73 ac
State Other or Unknown · 43 acLocal Other or Unknown · 30 acUnknown Easement · 22 acConservation Easement · 4 acLocal Recreation Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 10 of 11 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC Land and Water Fund Conservation Agreement State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 27 | Restricted |
| Haywood County Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 24 | Unknown |
| NC Hazard Mitigation Buyout Property - Haywood County State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 16 | Unknown |
| Town of Clyde - River's Edge Park Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 4 | Unknown |
| Town of Clyde Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
| Town of Clyde - Clyde Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
2 places to go in Clyde
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Clyde
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Clyde
Lynns Park Playground
DirectionsBiking & 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
1Basketball
1Football
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place 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.
Shook-Welch-Smathers HouseBuilding · listed 2008
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Clyde: April to August
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 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 50 | 57 | 67 | 74 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 67 | 57 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
October is the driest month (3.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Clyde →
Questions about parks and trails in Clyde
Where can I hike in Clyde?
The longest trail networks: River's Edge Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Clyde is conserved land?
7% 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 Clyde’s trails?
River's Edge Park and Clyde Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Clyde?
4,168 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clyde or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Clyde have?
Ahead of 54% 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 Clyde 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 →