LaGrange Historic District · Photo: Tradewinds · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in La Grange
3 acres are parks and preserves, 1.1 per 1,000 residents. 49% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns · #266 of 290 in North Carolina. What drives it
How much outdoors does La Grange have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, La Grange is ahead of 10% of U.S. towns, #266 of 290 in North Carolina. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
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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4 conserved acres
under 1% of La Grange’s land. Who manages La Grange’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 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of LaGrange - Town of LaGrange Community Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 3 | Open |
| Lenoir County Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
1 lakes & rivers
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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in La Grange: 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) | 54 | 57 | 64 | 74 | 80 | 87 | 90 | 88 | 83 | 74 | 64 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 6.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in La Grange →
Questions about parks and trails in La Grange
How much of La Grange 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 La Grange?
1,596 acres of parks and open public land lie inside La Grange or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does La Grange have?
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #266 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 La Grange 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 →