Gibsonville School · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Gibsonville
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Gibsonville, 0.1 per square mile of land. 36 acres are parks and preserves, 3.9 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Gibsonville’s land is conserved, about 54 acres.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns · #208 of 290 in North Carolina. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Gibsonville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Gibsonville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Gibsonville is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns, #208 of 290 in North Carolina. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
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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54 conserved acres
2% of Gibsonville’s land. Who manages Gibsonville’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 4 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guilford County Park Local Park | County | 36 | Open |
| Town of Gibsonville - Moricle Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 29 | Unknown |
| Town of Gibsonville Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 17 | Unknown |
| William F Moricle Recreational Complex Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| John O Harper Senior Center Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
2 places to go in Gibsonville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
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.
5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Gibsonville: 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 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 78 | 85 | 89 | 87 | 81 | 71 | 61 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 4.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Gibsonville →
Gibsonville and its neighbors
Gibsonville has the second most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibsonville | 2% | 0.1 | 4 | 53% | C− |
| Burlington | 6% | 0.2 | 9 | 59% | B− |
| Elon | 3% | under 0.1 | 9 | 35% | C |
| Whitsett | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Gibsonville
How much of Gibsonville 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.
Is there public land near Gibsonville?
3,363 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Gibsonville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 36 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Gibsonville have?
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #208 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 Gibsonville 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 →