Photo: sdeanjameson · CC BY 2.0Moravian Falls has 133 acres of parks, 104 for every 1,000 residents
4% of Moravian Falls’ land is conserved, about 134 acres. 1.8 miles of mapped trail cross Moravian Falls, 0.4 per square mile of land. 60% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Moravian Falls?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Moravian Falls have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Moravian Falls is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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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134 conserved acres
4% of Moravian Falls’ land. Who manages Moravian Falls’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 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkes County Open Space Local Park | Town or city | 128 | Open |
| Town of Wilkesboro Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 18 | Unknown |
| Optimist Park Local Park | Private owners | 6 | Open |
2 places to go in Moravian Falls
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Moravian Falls: April to June and 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 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 49 | 53 | 61 | 70 | 78 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 71 | 61 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.8 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Moravian Falls →
Moravian Falls and its neighbors
Moravian Falls 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moravian Falls | 4% | 0.4 | 104 | 60% | B+ |
| Wilkesboro | 8% | 1.2 | 69 | 72% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Moravian Falls
How much of Moravian Falls is conserved land?
4% 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 Moravian Falls?
6,771 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Moravian Falls or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 133 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Moravian Falls have?
Ahead of 68% 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 Moravian Falls 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 →