Burlington Park
Managed by Hoke County
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Raeford Historic District · Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Raeford
Raeford has 33 acres of parks, 7.2 for every 1,000 residents
0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Raeford, 0.2 per square mile of land. 66% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Raeford’s land is conserved, about 83 acres.
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns · #141 of 290 in North Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
83 acres · of 4.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
33 ac
7.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
66%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Raeford have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Raeford is ahead of 41% of U.S. towns, #141 of 290 in North Carolina. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Raeford’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical NC town 3% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land7.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (33 acres) · NC 8 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home66% of residents within a half mile of a park · NC 51% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 41%
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North Carolina towns of 2,500+ (290)Ahead of 52%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hoke Parks & Recreation Department
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
83 conserved acres
3% of Raeford’s land. Who manages Raeford’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city42 ac
County4 ac
Not recorded113 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 54 acUnknown Easement · 42 acState Other or Unknown · 39 acLocal Recreation Area · 24 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 5 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Raeford Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 54 | Unknown |
| NC Land and Water Fund Conservation Agreement State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 39 | Restricted |
| City of Raeford - Robbin Heights Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 7 | Open |
| Hoke County - Burlington Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 6 | Open |
| City of Raeford - McLaughlin Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 6 | Open |
| Unknown Ball Field Local Recreation Area | County | 4 | Open |
Things to do
12 places to go in Raeford
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Raeford
12 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
8Baseball
6Basketball
6Tennis
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Raeford: 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) | 54 | 58 | 65 | 75 | 81 | 88 | 91 | 89 | 84 | 74 | 64 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.3 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Raeford →
Questions about parks and trails in Raeford
How much of Raeford 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 Raeford’s trails?
Burlington Park and Hoke Parks & Recreation Department don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Raeford?
4,246 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Raeford or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 33 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Raeford have?
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #141 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 Raeford 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 →