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Foscue Plantation HouseFoscue Plantation House · Photo: Tradewinds · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Trenton

Few parks or trails are on the map in Trenton

2% of Trenton’s land is conserved, about 4 acres. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Trenton, 0.4 per square mile of land. 81% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
2%
4 acres · of 0.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Near a park
81%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

4 conserved acres

2% of Trenton’s land. Who manages Trenton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State conservation2 ac
Not recorded5 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 4 acConservation Easement · 2 acState Other or Unknown · 1 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Jones County Open Space
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded2Unknown
NC Hazard Mitigation Buyout Property - Jones County
State Other or Unknown
Not recorded1Unknown
Town of Trenton Open Space
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded1Unknown
History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Grace Episcopal ChurchBuilding · listed 1972
About it
Trenton Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1974
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Trenton: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.010.911.913.014.014.514.313.512.311.210.39.8
High (°F)555965748187908883756558
Rain (in)3.83.43.93.44.25.26.56.66.93.83.43.7

November is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 6.9 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Trenton →

Questions about parks and trails in Trenton

Is there public land near Trenton?

20 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Trenton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Trenton neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →