Summerfield Community Park
Park
20 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Summerfield
Summerfield has 288 acres of parks, 26 for every 1,000 residents
1.6 miles of mapped trail cross Summerfield, 0.1 per square mile of land. 34% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Summerfield’s land is conserved, about 641 acres.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns · #147 of 290 in North Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
641 acres · of 26.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.6 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
288 ac
26 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
34%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.9 mi
0.9 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
8
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Summerfield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Summerfield is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns, #147 of 290 in North Carolina. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Summerfield’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical NC town 3% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · NC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land26 acres of park per 1,000 residents (288 acres) · NC 8 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home34% 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 40%
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North Carolina towns of 2,500+ (290)Ahead of 49%
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
The longest trail network is Summerfield Community Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
641 conserved acres
4% of Summerfield’s land. Who manages Summerfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits202 ac
County75 ac
Town or city74 ac
Not recorded571 ac
Local Recreation Area · 230 acPrivate Conservation · 173 acConservation Easement · 163 acLocal Other or Unknown · 84 acLocal Conservation Area · 78 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 40 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 12 of 20 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Greensboro Open Space Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 269 | Unknown |
| Piedmont Land Conservancy Preserve - Autumn Creek Private Conservation | Not recorded | 162 | Closed |
| Guilford County Park Local Park | County | 75 | Open |
| Lake Brandt - Piedmont Local Resource Management Area | Town or city | 63 | Open |
| Guilford County and Town of Summerfield - Summerfield Community Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 60 | Open |
| Town of Summerfield Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 44 | Unknown |
| Guilford County Open Space Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 18 | Unknown |
| Piedmont Land Conservancy Preserve Private Conservation | Not recorded | 12 | Unknown |
| Lake Higgins - Carlson Dairy Local Resource Management Area | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| NC Department of Transportation Mitigation Site State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 7 | Unknown |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
4 places to go in Summerfield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Summerfield
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
3 named trails and 8 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.1 mi
The Vineyard Trail0.6 mi
Bald Eagle Trail0.2 mi
Piedmont Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Tennis
5Golf
4Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 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 Summerfield: 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) | 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 | 89 | 87 | 81 | 71 | 61 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 4.4 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Summerfield →
Next door
Summerfield and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summerfield | 4% | 0.1 | 26 | 34% | C+ |
| Greensboro | 13% | 0.5 | 35 | 89% | A |
| Stokesdale | 1% | under 0.1 | 8 | 23% | D |
| Oak Ridge | 3% | 0.2 | 32 | 28% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Summerfield
Where can I hike in Summerfield?
The longest trail networks: Summerfield Community Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Summerfield is conserved land?
4% 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 Summerfield’s trails?
Summerfield Community Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Summerfield?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Summerfield?
18,207 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Summerfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 288 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Summerfield have?
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #147 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 Summerfield 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 →