Gingles Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Dallas Graded and High School · Photo: RoxylovesHistory · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Dallas
Dallas has 12 acres of parks, 1.9 for every 1,000 residents
2% of Dallas’ land is conserved, about 35 acres. 63% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns · #232 of 290 in North Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
35 acres · of 3.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
1.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
63%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Dallas?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Dallas have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Dallas is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns, #232 of 290 in North Carolina. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Dallas’ overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical NC town 3% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land1.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (12 acres) · NC 8 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home63% 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 18%
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North Carolina towns of 2,500+ (290)Ahead of 20%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Dallas. 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 D 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
35 conserved acres
2% of Dallas’ land. Who manages Dallas’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city10 ac
County3 ac
Not recorded31 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 31 acLocal Park · 14 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Dallas Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 31 | Unknown |
| Jagger Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Gaston County Park Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
| Dallas Play Area Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Dallas
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Dallas
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
4Baseball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Dallas: 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) | 52 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 79 | 86 | 90 | 88 | 82 | 73 | 62 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
October is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Dallas →
Next door
Dallas and its neighbors
Dallas has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas | 2% | under 0.1 | 2 | 63% | C− |
| Gastonia | 12% | 0.5 | 24 | 58% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Dallas
How much of Dallas 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 Dallas’ trails?
Gingles Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Dallas?
5,624 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dallas or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Dallas have?
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #232 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 Dallas 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 →