Ranlo has 12 acres of parks, 2.5 for every 1,000 residents
91% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Ranlo, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns · #174 of 290 in North Carolina. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Ranlo?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Ranlo have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ranlo is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns, #174 of 290 in North Carolina. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Ranlo Community Park
Warlick Track & Disc Golf Course
10 conserved acres
1% of Ranlo’s land. Who manages Ranlo’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaston County Park Local Park | County | 4 | Open |
| Ranlo Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Ranlo City Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Town of Ranlo Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
3 places to go in Ranlo
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 dog park without a name on the map.
1 named trail
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Ranlo: 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) | 52 | 56 | 63 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 90 | 88 | 82 | 73 | 62 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
October is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ranlo →
Ranlo and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Ranlo
How much of Ranlo is conserved land?
1% 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 Ranlo’s trails?
Ranlo City Park and Ranlo Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Ranlo?
4,900 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ranlo or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ranlo have?
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #174 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 Ranlo neighbors.
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 →