Enfield Graded School · Photo: Cecouchman · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Enfield
10 acres are parks and preserves, 4.7 per 1,000 residents. 77% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Enfield’s land is conserved, about 11 acres.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Enfield?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Enfield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Enfield is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park 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
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11 conserved acres
1% of Enfield’s land. Who manages Enfield’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 1 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Enfield - Enfield Parks and Recreation Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 8 | Open |
| Town of Enfield - Meyer Oakview Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 2 | Open |
| Town of Enfield Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
1 places to go in Enfield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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.
6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Enfield: 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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 51 | 55 | 62 | 72 | 79 | 86 | 90 | 88 | 82 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.3 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Enfield →
Questions about parks and trails in Enfield
How much of Enfield is conserved land?
1% 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.
Is there public land near Enfield?
158 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Enfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Enfield have?
Ahead of 39% 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 Enfield 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 →