Havelock Athletic Complex
Park
57 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Havelock
More than half of Havelock’s land is conserved: 68%
68% of Havelock’s land is conserved, about 7,489 acres. The biggest trail networks: Havelock Athletic Complex (1 mi). 12 miles of mapped trail cross Havelock, 0.7 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns · #64 of 290 in North Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
68%
7,489 acres · of 17.1 sq mi of land
Trails
12 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
103 ac
5.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
34%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Havelock?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Havelock have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Havelock is ahead of 62% of U.S. towns, #64 of 290 in North Carolina. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Havelock’s overall grade.
Conserved land68% of the land · typical NC town 3% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (12 mi) · NC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land5.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (103 acres) · NC 8 · U.S. 13CParks 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 62%
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North Carolina towns of 2,500+ (290)Ahead of 78%
Water is 6% of Havelock’s area (1 of 18 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 65%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to A−. 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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The longest trail network is Havelock Athletic Complex, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Croatan National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
38 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
7,489 conserved acres
68% of Havelock’s land. Water is left out: Havelock has 17.1 square miles of land and 1.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Havelock’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service41 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits37 ac
Town or city18 ac
Not recorded7,468 ac
Military Land · 7,214 acLocal Other or Unknown · 136 acState Other or Unknown · 61 acLocal Recreation Area · 55 acNational Forest · 41 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 11 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point - Main Air Station Military Land | Not recorded | 7,214 | Restricted |
| City of Havelock Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 136 | Unknown |
| City of Havelock - Havelock Recreation Complex Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 55 | Open |
| Croatan National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 41 | Open |
| NC Land and Water Fund Conservation Agreement State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 37 | Unknown |
| NC Land and Water Fund Project State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 25 | Restricted |
| Walter B Jones Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Sermons Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Tarheel Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
16 places to go in Havelock
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Havelock
Hancock Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Havelock
14 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Havelock
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
22Baseball
8Tennis
7Basketball
5Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Havelock: 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) | 10.0 | 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 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 89 | 88 | 83 | 75 | 66 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
April is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 7.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Havelock →
Questions about parks and trails in Havelock
Where can I hike in Havelock?
The longest trail networks: Havelock Athletic Complex, 1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Havelock is conserved land?
68% 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 Havelock’s trails?
Havelock Athletic Complex and Croatan National Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Havelock?
73,442 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Havelock or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 147 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Havelock have?
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #64 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 Havelock 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 →