Mayo Mountain Access
Park
335 acres3.8 mi of trail
Fox TrailMayo Mountain Loop TrailInner Loop Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Washington Mills-Mayodan Plant · Photo: Indy beetle · CC0A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Mayodan
33% of Mayodan’s land is conserved: 599 acres
659 acres are parks and preserves, 274 per 1,000 residents. 5.0 miles of mapped trail cross Mayodan, 1.7 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Mayo Mountain Access (3.8 mi), Farris Memorial Park (0.9 mi).
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns · #3 of 290 in North Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
33%
599 acres · of 2.9 sq mi of land
Trails
5.0 mi
1.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
659 ac
274 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
85%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.6 mi
2.6 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Mayodan?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mayodan have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mayodan is ahead of 98% of U.S. towns, #3 of 290 in North Carolina. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mayodan’s overall grade.
Conserved land33% of the land · typical NC town 3% · U.S. 4%A+Trails1.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · NC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4APark land274 acres of park per 1,000 residents (659 acres) · NC 8 · U.S. 13AParks close to home85% 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 98%
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North Carolina towns of 2,500+ (290)#3 of 290
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A 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
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 Mayo Mountain Access, with 3.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Mayodan Park
Park
5 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
599 conserved acres
33% of Mayodan’s land. Who manages Mayodan’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city164 ac
Not recorded435 ac
State Park · 435 acLocal Park · 164 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayo River State Park State Park | Not recorded | 435 | Open |
| Ferris Memorial Park Maintenance Local Park | Town or city | 157 | Open |
| Mayodan Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Mayodan
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Mayodan
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in Mayodan
Mayo River State Park Group CampgroundFee · In Mayo Mountain Access
DirectionsTrails & water
3 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 3.8 mi
Fox Trail1.8 mi
Mayo Mountain Loop Trail1.7 mi
Inner Loop Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Baseball
2Soccer
2Tennis
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 Mayodan: April to June
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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 49 | 53 | 61 | 71 | 78 | 85 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 71 | 60 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Mayodan →
Next door
Mayodan and its neighbors
Mayodan has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayodan | 33% | 1.7 | 274 | 85% | A+ |
| Madison | 5% | 0.5 | 68 | 90% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Mayodan
Where can I hike in Mayodan?
The longest trail networks: Mayo Mountain Access, 3.8 miles; Farris Memorial Park, 0.9 miles; Mayodan Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Mayodan is conserved land?
33% 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 Mayodan’s trails?
Mayo Mountain Access and Farris Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Mayodan?
2.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Mayodan?
4,938 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mayodan or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 659 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mayodan have?
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #3 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 Mayodan 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 →