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Outdoors in Old Fort

Few parks or trails are on the map in Old Fort

3% of Old Fort’s land is conserved, about 25 acres. 27 acres are parks and preserves, 49 per 1,000 residents. 91% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
3%
25 acres · of 1.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
27 ac
49 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
91%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

25 conserved acres

3% of Old Fort’s land. Who manages Old Fort’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Not recorded25 ac
State Park · 20 acLocal Other or Unknown · 5 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Fonta Flora State Trail
State Park
Not recorded20Unknown
Town of Old Fort Open Space
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded5Unknown
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
1Tennis

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Welsford Parker Artz HouseBuilding · listed 1990
About it
Old Fort Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2011
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Old Fort: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.010.811.913.014.014.614.313.512.311.210.29.8
High (°F)495361717884878680706052
Rain (in)4.53.84.64.74.94.85.15.65.04.34.24.4

February is the driest month (3.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.6 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Old Fort →

Questions about parks and trails in Old Fort

Is there public land near Old Fort?

32,569 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Old Fort or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 27 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Old Fort neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →