Bray Park
Park
25 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Gerry Dincher · CC BY-SA 2.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Siler City
5% of Siler City’s land is conserved: 236 acres
0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Siler City, 0.1 per square mile of land. 41 acres are parks and preserves, 5.1 per 1,000 residents. 70% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns · #157 of 290 in North Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
236 acres · of 6.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
41 ac
5.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
70%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Siler City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Siler City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Siler City is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns, #157 of 290 in North Carolina. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Siler City’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical NC town 3% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land5.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (41 acres) · NC 8 · U.S. 13CParks close to home70% of residents within a half mile of a park · NC 51% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 38%
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North Carolina towns of 2,500+ (290)Ahead of 46%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B−. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
236 conserved acres
5% of Siler City’s land. Who manages Siler City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city35 ac
Not recorded201 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 126 acState Other or Unknown · 75 acLocal Park · 35 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Siler City Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 75 | Unknown |
| Rocky River Subbasin Riparian Aquatic Habitat Registered Heritage Area State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 75 | Closed |
| Chatham County Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 50 | Unknown |
| Bray Park Local Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Braxton Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Siler City Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Landrus Siler Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Washington Avenue Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Siler City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Siler City
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Loves Creek Greenway0.2 mi
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
10Tennis
10Baseball
3Pickleball
1Basketball
1Football
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →11 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.
Gregson-Hadley HouseBuilding · listed 1985
About itHotel HadleyBuilding · listed 1985
About itSiler City High SchoolBuilding · listed 1998
About itSnipes-Fox HouseBuilding · listed 1998
About itSiler City City HallBuilding · listed 1998
About itHigh Point Bending and Chair Company, FormerBuilding · listed 1999
About itCadmus N. Bray HouseBuilding · listed 1999
About itEast Raleigh Street Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2000
About itNorth Third Avenue Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2000
About itSiler City Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2000
About itJohnson’s Drive-InBuilding · listed 2025
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Siler City: 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) | 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 | 89 | 87 | 81 | 72 | 62 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.0 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Siler City →
Questions about parks and trails in Siler City
How much of Siler City is conserved land?
5% 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 Siler City’s trails?
Bray Park and Washington Avenue Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Siler City?
750 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Siler City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 41 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Siler City have?
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #157 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 Siler City 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 →