Hines Farm Park and Stables
Managed by Onslow County Parks and Recreation
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Bracebridge Hall · Photo: Marie Sharpe Ham, Debra A. Blake, C. Edward Morris · Public domainDOutdoors
Outdoors in Half Moon
Few parks or trails are on the map in Half Moon
22% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 22 acres are parks and preserves, 3.0 per 1,000 residents. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Half Moon, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns · #250 of 290 in North Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
35 acres · of 7.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
22 ac
3.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
22%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Half Moon have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Half Moon is ahead of 13% of U.S. towns, #250 of 290 in North Carolina. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Half Moon’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical NC town 3% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land3.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (22 acres) · NC 8 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home22% 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 13%
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North Carolina towns of 2,500+ (290)Ahead of 14%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Half Moon. 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 range from D to 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
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.
Who protects it
35 conserved acres
1% of Half Moon’s land. Who manages Half Moon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County20 ac
Not recorded28 ac
Local Park · 20 acLocal Other or Unknown · 15 acState Other or Unknown · 13 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onslow County Park Local Park | County | 20 | Open |
| Onslow County Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 15 | Unknown |
| NC Hazard Mitigation Buyout Property - Onslow County State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 13 | Unknown |
When to get out
The best walking months in Half Moon: 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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 87 | 89 | 88 | 83 | 75 | 66 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
November is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 7.3 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Half Moon →
Next door
Half Moon and its neighbors
Half Moon has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Half Moon | 1% | 0.1 | 3 | 22% | D |
| Jacksonville | 59% | 1.0 | 10 | 40% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Half Moon
How much of Half Moon 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 Half Moon’s trails?
Hines Farm Park and Stables doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Half Moon?
2,111 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Half Moon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 22 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Half Moon have?
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #250 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 Half Moon 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 →