Shingle Landing Park
Park
21 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
COutdoors
Outdoors in Moyock
Moyock has 6.0 miles of mapped trails, 0.6 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Shingle Landing Park (0.8 mi). 27% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 26 acres are parks and preserves, 4.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns · #199 of 290 in North Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
13 acres · of 10.4 sq mi of land
Trails
6.0 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
26 ac
4.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
27%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Moyock have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Moyock is ahead of 25% of U.S. towns, #199 of 290 in North Carolina. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Moyock’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical NC town 3% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · NC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land4.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (26 acres) · NC 8 · U.S. 13CParks close to home27% 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 25%
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North Carolina towns of 2,500+ (290)Ahead of 31%
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
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 Shingle Landing Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
13 conserved acres
under 1% of Moyock’s land. Who manages Moyock’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits16 ac
County4 ac
Not recorded5 ac
Private Conservation · 16 acLocal Recreation Area · 4 acLocal Park · 4 acLocal Other or Unknown · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest River Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 8 | Restricted |
| Tnc Virginia Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 8 | Unknown |
| Currituck County - Shingle Landing Boating Access Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 4 | Open |
| Currituck County Park Local Park | County | 4 | Open |
| Currituck County Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Moyock
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Moyock
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Moyock
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Moyock
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
3Tennis
2Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Moyock: 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) | 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) | 51 | 54 | 60 | 70 | 77 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 81 | 73 | 62 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Moyock →
Questions about parks and trails in Moyock
Where can I hike in Moyock?
The longest trail networks: Shingle Landing Park, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Moyock 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 Moyock’s trails?
Shingle Landing Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Moyock?
14,473 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Moyock or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Moyock have?
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #199 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 Moyock 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 →