Allen H Leonard Memorial Park
Park
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Ramseur
21% of Ramseur’s land is conserved: 277 acres
77 acres are parks and preserves, 36 per 1,000 residents. 45% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
21%
277 acres · of 2.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
77 ac
36 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
45%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Ramseur?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ramseur have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ramseur is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ramseur’s overall grade.
Conserved land21% of the land · typical NC town 3% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land36 acres of park per 1,000 residents (77 acres) · NC 8 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home45% 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 52%
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Water is 11% of Ramseur’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 19%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to A−. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Ramseur"S Reservoir Recreation Area
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
277 conserved acres
21% of Ramseur’s land. Water is left out: Ramseur has 2.0 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Ramseur’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city79 ac
Not recorded274 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 250 acLocal Park · 79 acLocal Recreation Area · 12 acState Other or Unknown · 10 acState Park · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Ramseur - Ramseur Lake Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 225 | Unknown |
| Randolph County Park Local Park | Town or city | 71 | Open |
| Town of Ramseur Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 25 | Unknown |
| Town of Ramseur - Allen H Leonard Memorial Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 12 | Unknown |
| NC Land and Water Fund Project State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 10 | Restricted |
| Kermit G. Pell Water-Based Recreation Facility Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Deep River State Trail State Park | Not recorded | 3 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Ramseur
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Ramseur
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
3Baseball
2Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Deep River-Columbia Manufacturing CompanyBuilding · listed 1978
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Ramseur: 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 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 51 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 86 | 90 | 88 | 82 | 72 | 62 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 4.8 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ramseur →
Next door
Ramseur and its neighbors
Ramseur has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramseur | 21% | under 0.1 | 36 | 45% | B− |
| Franklinville | 16% | 0.1 | 35 | 53% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ramseur
How much of Ramseur is conserved land?
21% 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 Ramseur’s trails?
Allen H Leonard Memorial Park and Ramseur"S Reservoir Recreation Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Ramseur?
2,215 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ramseur or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 77 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ramseur have?
Ahead of 52% 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 Ramseur 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 →