Few parks or trails are on the map in Mountain View
15% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Mountain View’s land is conserved, about 48 acres. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Mountain View, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns · #253 of 290 in North Carolina. What drives it
How much outdoors does Mountain View have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mountain View is ahead of 13% of U.S. towns, #253 of 290 in North Carolina. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land 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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48 conserved acres
2% of Mountain View’s land. Who manages Mountain View’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 48 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
1 places to go in Mountain View
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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.
The best walking months in Mountain View: 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) | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 55 | 62 | 71 | 78 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 72 | 61 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.6 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Mountain View →
Mountain View and its neighbors
Mountain View has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Mountain View
How much of Mountain View is conserved land?
2% 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 Mountain View?
1,747 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mountain View or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mountain View have?
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #253 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 Mountain View 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 →