Troy Town Park Ii
Park
16 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Hotel Troy · Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Troy
13% of Troy’s land is conserved: 314 acres
The biggest trail networks: Troy Town Park Ii (0.5 mi). 67 acres are parks and preserves, 23 per 1,000 residents. 82% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns · #42 of 290 in North Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
13%
314 acres · of 3.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
67 ac
23 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
82%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Troy?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Troy have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Troy is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns, #42 of 290 in North Carolina. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Troy’s overall grade.
Conserved land13% of the land · typical NC town 3% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land23 acres of park per 1,000 residents (67 acres) · NC 8 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home82% 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 72%
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North Carolina towns of 2,500+ (290)Ahead of 86%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A−. 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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The longest trail network is Troy Town Park Ii, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Densons Creek
Park
34 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
314 conserved acres
13% of Troy’s land. Who manages Troy’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city141 ac
State conservation4 ac
Not recorded426 ac
State Other or Unknown · 259 acUnknown Easement · 124 acLocal Conservation Area · 123 acLocal Recreation Area · 28 acLocal Other or Unknown · 23 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 7 of 15 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC Land and Water Fund Conservation Agreement State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 129 | Restricted |
| Southern Correctional Institution State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 126 | Restricted |
| Town of Troy - Roy J. Maness Nature Preserve Local Conservation Area | Not recorded | 123 | Restricted |
| Town of Troy Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 20 | Unknown |
| Town of Troy - Troy Town Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 15 | Open |
| Peabody Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Dozier Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Town of Troy - Capel Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 6 | Open |
| Okeewemee Woodlands Plant Conservation Preserve State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 4 | Unknown |
| Montgomery County Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 3 | Unknown |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
5 places to go in Troy
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Troy
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Baseball
2Basketball
1Skate park
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 Troy: 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 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 52 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 87 | 90 | 88 | 82 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 4.7 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Troy →
Questions about parks and trails in Troy
Where can I hike in Troy?
The longest trail networks: Troy Town Park Ii, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Troy is conserved land?
13% 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 Troy’s trails?
Troy Town Park Ii and Densons Creek don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Troy?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Troy?
43,281 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Troy or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 67 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Troy have?
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #42 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 Troy 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 →