Huck Sansbury Recreation Complex
Park
12 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainC−Outdoors
Outdoors in Roxboro
Few parks or trails are on the map in Roxboro
The biggest trail networks: Huck Sansbury Recreation Complex (0.5 mi). 19 acres are parks and preserves, 2.4 per 1,000 residents. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Roxboro, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns · #237 of 290 in North Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
33 acres · of 7.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
19 ac
2.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
50%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Roxboro?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Roxboro have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Roxboro is ahead of 16% of U.S. towns, #237 of 290 in North Carolina. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Roxboro’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical NC town 3% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land2.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (19 acres) · NC 8 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home50% 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 16%
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North Carolina towns of 2,500+ (290)Ahead of 18%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Roxboro. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C−. 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
The longest trail network is Huck Sansbury Recreation Complex, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Longhurst Park
Managed by Person County Parks and Recreation
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
33 conserved acres
1% of Roxboro’s land. Who manages Roxboro’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County18 ac
Not recorded14 ac
Local Park · 18 acLocal Other or Unknown · 14 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Roxboro Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 14 | Unknown |
| Huck Sansbury Recreation Complex Local Park | County | 13 | Open |
| Longhurst Park Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Roxboro
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Roxboro
Huck Sansbury playgroundIn Huck Sansbury Recreation Complex
DirectionsBiking & sports
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
10Tennis
4Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Person County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1979
About itRoxboro Male Academy and Methodist ParsonageBuilding · listed 1982
About itRoxboro Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1984
About itJames A. and Laura Thompson Long HouseBuilding · listed 2005
About itRoxboro Cotton MillBuilding · listed 2009
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Roxboro: April to June and August
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 | 70 | 78 | 85 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 71 | 60 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.7 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Roxboro →
Questions about parks and trails in Roxboro
Where can I hike in Roxboro?
The longest trail networks: Huck Sansbury Recreation Complex, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Roxboro 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 Roxboro’s trails?
Huck Sansbury Recreation Complex and Longhurst Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Roxboro?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Roxboro?
9,616 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Roxboro or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Roxboro have?
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #237 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 Roxboro 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 →