Photo: Dclemens1971 · CC BY 4.0Stallings has 11 miles of mapped trails, 1.3 for every square mile of land
23 acres are parks and preserves, 1.4 per 1,000 residents. 30% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns · #183 of 290 in North Carolina. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Stallings?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Stallings have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Stallings is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns, #183 of 290 in North Carolina. Trail miles hold 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
28 conserved acres
1% of Stallings’ land. Who manages Stallings’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 2 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blair Mill Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Stallings Municipal Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Town of Stallings Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 3 | Unknown |
| Union County Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 3 | Unknown |
7 places to go in Stallings
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 lakes & rivers
0.8 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 Stallings: 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) | 53 | 57 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 87 | 90 | 89 | 83 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 4.1 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Stallings →
Stallings and its neighbors
Stallings has the most mapped trails of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stallings | 1% | 1.3 | 1 | 30% | C |
| Indian Trail | 1% | 0.3 | 5 | 47% | C |
| Hemby Bridge | 1% | 0.2 | 6 | 44% | C |
| Weddington | 1% | 0.1 | 4 | 13% | D |
| Matthews | 6% | 0.2 | 16 | 84% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Stallings
How much of Stallings 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 Stallings’ trails?
Blair Mill Park and Stallings Municipal Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Stallings?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Stallings?
6,909 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Stallings or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 23 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Stallings have?
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #183 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 Stallings 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 →