Knightdale Station Park
Park
75 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Walnut Hill Historic District · Photo: Nicholas Oren Rawlings · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Knightdale
5% of Knightdale’s land is conserved: 343 acres
87% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Knightdale. 351 acres are parks and preserves, 17 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns · #92 of 290 in North Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
343 acres · of 10.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
351 ac
17 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
87%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
13 mi
13 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Knightdale?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Knightdale have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Knightdale is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns, #92 of 290 in North Carolina. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Knightdale’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical NC town 3% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land17 acres of park per 1,000 residents (351 acres) · NC 8 · U.S. 13BParks 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 54%
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North Carolina towns of 2,500+ (290)Ahead of 69%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to B+. 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 Knightdale Station Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Knightdale Community Park
Park
16 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Knightdale Environmental Park
Park
8 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 7 parks & preserves
Knightdale Station Park75 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsKnightdale Environmental Park8 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsKnightdale Community Park16 acres
Mingo Creek Park8 acres
DirectionsPlanters Walk Park6 acres
Harper Park6 acres
DirectionsAnderson Point Park2 acres
Who protects it
343 conserved acres
5% of Knightdale’s land. Who manages Knightdale’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County106 ac
Town or city24 ac
State natural resources2 ac
Not recorded318 ac
Local Recreation Area · 424 acLocal Park · 24 acOther Easement · 2 acState Other or Unknown · 1 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 2 of 13 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Knightdale Open Space Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 116 | Unknown |
| Wake County Open Space Land Local Recreation Area | County | 106 | Open |
| Town of Knightdale Greenway - Mingo Creek Greenway Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 77 | Open |
| Town of Knightdale Open Space - Knightdale Station Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 71 | Open |
| Town of Knightdale Greenway Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 32 | Open |
| Knightdale Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Town of Knightdale Open Space - Knightdale Environmental Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 9 | Open |
| Town of Knightdale Open Space - Mingo Creek Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 8 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Town of Knightdale Open Space - Harper Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 4 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
22 places to go in Knightdale
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Knightdale
Churchill Pool
DirectionsSilverstone community pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Knightdale
Plus 12 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Knightdale
Ashley Wilder Dog ParkIn Knightdale Station Park
DirectionsPlus 4 dog parks without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
13 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
13 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
6Tennis
4Soccer
3Baseball
2Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Knightdale: 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 | 13.1 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 52 | 55 | 63 | 73 | 80 | 87 | 90 | 88 | 82 | 73 | 62 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.2 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Knightdale →
Next door
Knightdale and its neighbors
Knightdale 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knightdale | 5% | under 0.1 | 17 | 87% | B− |
| Raleigh | 16% | 0.7 | 21 | 91% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Knightdale
Where can I hike in Knightdale?
The longest trail networks: Knightdale Station Park, 0.1 miles; Knightdale Environmental Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Knightdale is conserved land?
5% 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 Knightdale’s trails?
Knightdale Station Park and Knightdale Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Knightdale?
13 miles of bike routes are on the map: 13 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Knightdale?
19,081 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Knightdale or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 351 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Knightdale have?
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #92 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 Knightdale 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 →