Hampstead has 14 miles of mapped trails, 0.7 for every square mile of land
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Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns · #259 of 290 in North Carolina. What drives it
How much outdoors does Hampstead have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hampstead is ahead of 11% of U.S. towns, #259 of 290 in North Carolina. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls 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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1 conserved acres
under 1% of Hampstead’s land. Who manages Hampstead’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 1 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pender County Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
3 places to go in Hampstead
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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.
The best walking months in Hampstead: 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 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 60 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 87 | 90 | 88 | 83 | 75 | 67 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
April is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 8.0 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hampstead →
Questions about parks and trails in Hampstead
How much of Hampstead 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 Hampstead?
40,708 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hampstead or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hampstead have?
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #259 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 Hampstead 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 →