Covington Memorial Park Iii
Park
14 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Rural Hall Depot · Photo: Ceh2624 · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Rural Hall
Few parks or trails are on the map in Rural Hall
0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Rural Hall, 0.1 per square mile of land. 14 acres are parks and preserves, 4.1 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Rural Hall’s land is conserved, about 32 acres.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns · #204 of 290 in North Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
32 acres · of 2.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
14 ac
4.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
40%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Rural Hall have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rural Hall is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns, #204 of 290 in North Carolina. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Rural Hall’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical NC town 3% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land4.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (14 acres) · NC 8 · U.S. 13CParks close to home40% 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 24%
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North Carolina towns of 2,500+ (290)Ahead of 30%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Rural Hall. 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 C− 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 Covington Memorial Park Iii, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
32 conserved acres
2% of Rural Hall’s land. Who manages Rural Hall’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits24 ac
Not recorded8 ac
Conservation Easement · 24 acLocal Recreation Area · 8 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 24 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Rural Hall Open Space - Covington Memorial Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 8 | Unknown |
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
2Pickleball
1Baseball
1Basketball
1Tennis
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 Rural Hall: 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 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Rural Hall →
Next door
Rural Hall and its neighbors
Rural Hall 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural Hall | 2% | 0.1 | 4 | 40% | C− |
| Winston-Salem | 5% | 0.3 | 16 | 59% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Rural Hall
Where can I hike in Rural Hall?
The longest trail networks: Covington Memorial Park Iii, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Rural Hall 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 Rural Hall’s trails?
Covington Memorial Park Iii doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Rural Hall?
5,581 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rural Hall or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Rural Hall have?
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #204 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 Rural Hall 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 →