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Outdoors in Ellerbe

Few parks or trails are on the map in Ellerbe

6 acres are parks and preserves, 5.6 per 1,000 residents. 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Ellerbe, 0.7 per square mile of land. 22% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
1%
5 acres · of 1.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
5.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
22%
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

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Ellerbe Park

Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

5 conserved acres

1% of Ellerbe’s land. Who manages Ellerbe’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Not recorded5 ac
Local Recreation Area · 5 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 1 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Town of Ellerbe - Ellerbe Park
Local Recreation Area
Not recorded5Unknown
Things to do

1 places to go in Ellerbe

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Ellerbe

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

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

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

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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

History →
Ellerbe Springs HotelBuilding · listed 1980
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Ellerbe: 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)10.010.911.913.014.014.514.313.512.311.210.39.8
High (°F)535765748188918983746456
Rain (in)3.73.23.83.33.64.54.74.55.03.63.43.7

February is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.0 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ellerbe →

Questions about parks and trails in Ellerbe

Are dogs allowed on Ellerbe’s trails?

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

Is there public land near Ellerbe?

26,193 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ellerbe or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Ellerbe 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 →