Photo: Dincher · CC BY-SA 3.011% of Vass’ land is conserved: 238 acres
6 acres are parks and preserves, 3.9 per 1,000 residents. 48% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Vass?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Vass have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Vass is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles 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.
238 conserved acres
11% of Vass’ land. Who manages Vass’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 227 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moore County Park Local Park | County | 6 | Open |
| Town of Vass Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 5 | Unknown |
1 places to go in Vass
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.0 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Vass: 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 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 87 | 91 | 88 | 83 | 74 | 63 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.0 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Vass →
Questions about parks and trails in Vass
How much of Vass is conserved land?
11% 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 Vass’ trails?
Sandy Ramey Keith Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Vass?
1,812 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Vass or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Vass have?
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Vass 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 →