North River Gameland
Nature preserve
237 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Jarvisburg Colored School · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ. M.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Grandy
Few parks or trails are on the map in Grandy
4 acres are parks and preserves, 1.6 per 1,000 residents. 1% of Grandy’s land is conserved, about 64 acres. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Grandy, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
64 acres · of 6.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
1.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
34%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Grandy have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Grandy is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Grandy’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical NC town 3% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land1.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (4 acres) · NC 8 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home34% of residents within a half mile of a park · NC 51% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 18%
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Water is 12% of Grandy’s area (1 of 8 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Grandy. 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 still be 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
64 conserved acres
1% of Grandy’s land. Water is left out: Grandy has 6.8 square miles of land and 0.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Grandy’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation9 ac
County1 ac
Not recorded55 ac
Private Conservation · 51 acConservation Easement · 9 acLocal Other or Unknown · 2 acLocal Park · 1 acLocal Recreation Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 9 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Island Audubon Sanctuary Private Conservation | Not recorded | 51 | Unknown |
| Currituck County Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 2 | Open |
| Currituck County Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
| Currituck County - Walnut Island Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 1 | Open |
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
2Basketball
2Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Grandy School, (Former)Building · listed 1998
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Grandy: 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 | 53 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 80 | 72 | 62 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Grandy →
Questions about parks and trails in Grandy
How much of Grandy 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.
Are dogs allowed on Grandy’s trails?
North River Gameland doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Grandy?
4,853 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Grandy or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Grandy have?
Ahead of 18% 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 Grandy 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 →