Town of Oakboro District Park
Park
47 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Oakboro
Oakboro has 58 acres of parks, 22 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Town of Oakboro District Park (1 mi). 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Oakboro, 0.4 per square mile of land. 52% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
52 acres · of 2.5 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
58 ac
22 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
52%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Oakboro have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Oakboro is ahead of 55% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Oakboro’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical NC town 3% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land22 acres of park per 1,000 residents (58 acres) · NC 8 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home52% 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 55%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to B. 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Town of Oakboro District Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Oakboro Community Park Ii
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
52 conserved acres
3% of Oakboro’s land. Who manages Oakboro’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Not recorded52 ac
Local Recreation Area · 50 acLocal Other or Unknown · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Oakboro - Town of Oakboro District Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 43 | Unknown |
| Town of Oakboro - Oakboro Community Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 7 | Unknown |
| Town of Oakboro Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 2 | Unknown |
Things to do
1 places to go in Oakboro
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Oakboro
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
5Baseball
1Pickleball
1Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Oakboro: 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) | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 57 | 64 | 74 | 81 | 87 | 91 | 89 | 83 | 74 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 4.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Oakboro →
Questions about parks and trails in Oakboro
Where can I hike in Oakboro?
The longest trail networks: Town of Oakboro District Park, 1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Oakboro is conserved land?
3% 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 Oakboro’s trails?
Town of Oakboro District Park and Oakboro Community Park Ii don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Oakboro?
1,394 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oakboro or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 58 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Oakboro have?
Ahead of 55% 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 Oakboro 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 →