Coastal Mangement-Masonboro Estaurine Resource Pre
Nature preserve
37 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
DOutdoors
Outdoors in Myrtle Grove
Few parks or trails are on the map in Myrtle Grove
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Myrtle Grove. 26 acres are parks and preserves, 2.0 per 1,000 residents. 17% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns · #252 of 290 in North Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
102 acres · of 6.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
26 ac
2.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
17%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Myrtle Grove have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Myrtle Grove is ahead of 13% of U.S. towns, #252 of 290 in North Carolina. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Myrtle Grove’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical NC town 3% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land2.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (26 acres) · NC 8 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home17% 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 13%
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North Carolina towns of 2,500+ (290)Ahead of 13%
Water is 7% of Myrtle Grove’s area (1 of 7 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Myrtle Grove. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
102 conserved acres
2% of Myrtle Grove’s land. Water is left out: Myrtle Grove has 6.7 square miles of land and 0.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Myrtle Grove’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County25 ac
Town or city11 ac
Not recorded78 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 53 acLocal Park · 25 acState Other or Unknown · 25 acLocal Recreation Area · 11 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hanover County Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 53 | Unknown |
| New Hanover County Park Local Park | County | 25 | Open |
| Masonboro Island Component of the North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 23 | Open |
| Myrtle Grove Athletic Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| NC Hazard Mitigation Buyout Property - New Hanover County State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 2 | Unknown |
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
4Baseball
2Soccer
1Basketball
1Football
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Myrtle Grove: 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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 60 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 86 | 89 | 88 | 83 | 76 | 67 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
April is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 8.2 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Myrtle Grove →
Next door
Myrtle Grove and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myrtle Grove | 2% | under 0.1 | 2 | 17% | D |
| Sea Breeze | 7% | under 0.1 | 49 | 65% | B− |
| Wilmington | 4% | 0.3 | 7 | 66% | B− |
| Silver Lake | 1% | 0.6 | 5 | 38% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Myrtle Grove
How much of Myrtle Grove 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.
Are dogs allowed on Myrtle Grove’s trails?
Coastal Mangement-Masonboro Estaurine Resource Pre doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Myrtle Grove?
5,381 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Myrtle Grove or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 48 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Myrtle Grove have?
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #252 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 Myrtle Grove 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 →