Few parks or trails are on the map in Wallace
21 acres are parks and preserves, 6.2 per 1,000 residents. 3% of Wallace’s land is conserved, about 55 acres. 61% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns · #201 of 290 in North Carolina. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Wallace?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Wallace have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wallace is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns, #201 of 290 in North Carolina. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
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
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55 conserved acres
3% of Wallace’s land. Who manages Wallace’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 4 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Wallace Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 29 | Unknown |
| Town of Wallace - Art Meyer Field Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 11 | Open |
| Town of Wallace - Clement Street Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 9 | Open |
| NC Land and Water Fund Conservation Agreement State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 7 | Restricted |
| NC Hazard Mitigation Buyout Property - Duplin County State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 3 | Unknown |
| Town of Wallace - Dobbins Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 2 | Open |
| Duplin County Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
1 places to go in Wallace
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.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Wallace: 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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 55 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 87 | 90 | 88 | 83 | 75 | 65 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 7.2 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Wallace →
Questions about parks and trails in Wallace
How much of Wallace is conserved land?
3% 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.
Is there public land near Wallace?
936 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wallace or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 21 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wallace have?
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #201 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 Wallace 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 →