Maggie Valley Playground
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: justinknabb · CC BY-SA 2.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Maggie Valley
Few parks or trails are on the map in Maggie Valley
2.7 miles of mapped trail cross Maggie Valley, 0.8 per square mile of land. 3 acres are parks and preserves, 1.3 per 1,000 residents. 39% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
9 acres · of 3.6 sq mi of land
Trails
2.7 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
1.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
39%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Maggie Valley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Maggie Valley is ahead of 27% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Maggie Valley’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical NC town 3% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · NC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land1.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (3 acres) · NC 8 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home39% 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 27%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C+. 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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
9 conserved acres
under 1% of Maggie Valley’s land. Who manages Maggie Valley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Not recorded8 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 8 acLocal Recreation Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Maggie Valley Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 8 | Unknown |
| Town of Maggie Valley - Parham Memorial Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
3 places to go in Maggie Valley
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Campgrounds in Maggie Valley
Hillbilly Campground
DirectionsMountain Retreat RV Park
DirectionsStonebridge RV Resort and Campgrounds
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails
Named trails
Cataloochee Divide Trail0.3 mi
Cub Trail0.1 mi
When to get out
The best walking months in Maggie Valley: April to August
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 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 47 | 53 | 63 | 70 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 72 | 63 | 53 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.8 |
October is the driest month (4.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 5.8 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Maggie Valley →
Questions about parks and trails in Maggie Valley
How much of Maggie Valley 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.
Are dogs allowed on Maggie Valley’s trails?
Maggie Valley Playground doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Maggie Valley?
83,410 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Maggie Valley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Maggie Valley have?
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Maggie Valley 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 →