Glencoe Mill Village Historic District · Photo: JoAnn Sieburg-Baker · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Glen Raven
3% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 4% of U.S. towns · #281 of 290 in North Carolina. What drives it
How much outdoors does Glen Raven have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Glen Raven is ahead of 4% of U.S. towns, #281 of 290 in North Carolina. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land 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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9 conserved acres
under 1% of Glen Raven’s land. Who manages Glen Raven’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 9 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 1 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
2 places to go in Glen Raven
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
The best walking months in Glen Raven: 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) | 3.5 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 4.7 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Glen Raven →
Glen Raven and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Raven | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 3% | D− |
| Burlington | 6% | 0.2 | 9 | 59% | B− |
| Elon | 3% | under 0.1 | 9 | 35% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Glen Raven
How much of Glen Raven is conserved land?
under 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 Glen Raven?
2,673 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Glen Raven or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Glen Raven have?
Ahead of 4% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #281 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 Glen Raven 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 →