Sugg Farm at Bass Lake Park
Park
112 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Samuel Bartley Holleman House · Photo: KimWrenn · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Holly Springs
10% of Holly Springs’ land is conserved: 1,215 acres
The biggest trail networks: Sugg Farm at Bass Lake Park (1 mi). 1,229 acres are parks and preserves, 27 per 1,000 residents. 87% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns · #23 of 290 in North Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
10%
1,215 acres · of 19.8 sq mi of land
Trails
11 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,229 ac
27 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
87%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
26 mi
4.5 mi lanes · 22 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Holly Springs?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Holly Springs have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Holly Springs is ahead of 82% of U.S. towns, #23 of 290 in North Carolina. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, trail miles lowest.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Holly Springs’ overall grade.
Conserved land10% of the land · typical NC town 3% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (11 mi) · NC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land27 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,229 acres) · NC 8 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home87% of residents within a half mile of a park · NC 51% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 82%
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North Carolina towns of 2,500+ (290)Ahead of 92%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be 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
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
The longest trail network is Sugg Farm at Bass Lake Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Duke Energy: Harris Nuclear Plant
Nature preserve
671 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 7 parks & preserves
Sugg Farm at Bass Lake Park112 acres · 1 mi of trail
Duke Energy: Harris Nuclear Plant671 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsParrish Womble Park44 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsW. E. Jones Park27 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsBass Lake Park86 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsTing Park38 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsVeterans Park10 acres
Who protects it
1,215 conserved acres
10% of Holly Springs’ land. Who manages Holly Springs’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners173 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits111 ac
State conservation85 ac
Town or city53 ac
County15 ac
Not recorded1,241 ac
Local Recreation Area · 1,383 acConservation Easement · 196 acState Other or Unknown · 84 acLocal Park · 6 acLocal Conservation Area · 6 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 25 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Game Land Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 612 | Open |
| Wake County Game Lands Local Recreation Area | Private owners | 173 | Open |
| Town of Holly Springs Open Space - Jefferson L Sugg Farm Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 116 | Open |
| Town of Holly Springs Open Space - Bass Lake Retreat Center Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 87 | Open |
| NC Land and Water Fund Project State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 83 | Restricted |
| Town of Holly Springs Greenway Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 82 | Open |
| Town of Holly Springs Open Space Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 63 | Open |
| Town of Holly Springs Open Space - Future Park Site Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 51 | Open |
| Town of Holly Springs Open Space - Parrish Womble Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 45 | Open |
| N. Main Athletic Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 42 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
37 places to go in Holly Springs
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Holly Springs
Playgrounds in Holly Springs
30 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Holly Springs
Sugg Farm Dog ParkIn Sugg Farm at Bass Lake Park
DirectionsPlus 3 dog parks without a name on the map.
Trails & water
9 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.8 miUnpaved · 9.3 mi
Chucks Mountain0.6 mi
Shitts Creek0.4 mi
Pat's Tricky Down Upper0.3 mi
Highposter Ridge0.2 mi
Garrison School Access Path0.2 mi
Pat's Tricky Down Lower0.1 mi
Bonesaw0.1 mi
Pat's Tricky Tricky0.1 mi
Logan's Manor0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
26 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.5 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
22 mi
off-road bike paths
0.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
35Tennis
16Soccer
11Baseball
6Volleyball
6Basketball
3Multi-sport
3Pickleball
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Holly Springs: 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 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 52 | 56 | 63 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 90 | 88 | 82 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Holly Springs →
Next door
Holly Springs and its neighbors
Holly Springs has the second most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Springs | 10% | 0.6 | 27 | 87% | A− |
| Apex | 4% | 0.2 | 11 | 83% | B− |
| Fuquay-Varina | 2% | 0.1 | 10 | 68% | C+ |
| Cary | 9% | 0.7 | 19 | 90% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Holly Springs
Where can I hike in Holly Springs?
The longest trail networks: Sugg Farm at Bass Lake Park, 1 miles; Duke Energy: Harris Nuclear Plant, 0.4 miles; Bass Lake Park, 0.1 miles; Parrish Womble Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Holly Springs is conserved land?
10% 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 Holly Springs’ trails?
Sugg Farm at Bass Lake Park and Duke Energy: Harris Nuclear Plant don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Holly Springs?
26 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.5 of painted or protected lanes, 22 of off-road paths and 0.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Holly Springs?
35,261 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Holly Springs or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,229 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Holly Springs have?
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #23 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 Holly Springs 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 →