Gov. David S. Reid House · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Reidsville has 183 acres of parks, 13 for every 1,000 residents
0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Reidsville, 0.1 per square mile of land. 76% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Reidsville’s land is conserved, about 199 acres.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns · #152 of 290 in North Carolina. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Reidsville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Reidsville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Reidsville is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns, #152 of 290 in North Carolina. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Water is 9% of Reidsville’s area (1 of 17 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Lake Reidsville Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Jaycee Park
All 8 parks & preserves
199 conserved acres
2% of Reidsville’s land. Water is left out: Reidsville has 15.2 square miles of land and 1.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Reidsville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 40 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Reidsville Park And Campground Local Park | Town or city | 58 | Open |
| Jaycee Park Local Park | Town or city | 47 | Open |
| Lake Reidsville Park Local Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Lowes Field Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Courtland Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Oakes Field Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Cambridge Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Reidsville Parks & Recreation/Senior Center Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Reidsville Teen Center Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Hk Griggs Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
9 places to go in Reidsville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1.3 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.
10 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.
The best walking months in Reidsville: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 49 | 53 | 61 | 71 | 78 | 85 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 71 | 60 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Reidsville →
Questions about parks and trails in Reidsville
Where can I hike in Reidsville?
The longest trail networks: Lake Reidsville Park, 0.1 miles; Courtland Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Reidsville is conserved land?
2% 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 Reidsville’s trails?
Lake Reidsville Park and Jaycee Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Reidsville?
1.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Reidsville?
9,716 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Reidsville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 183 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Reidsville have?
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #152 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 Reidsville 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 →