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Outdoors in Whitsett

Few parks or trails are on the map in Whitsett

6 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Whitsett. 26% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
4 acres · of 2.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
26%
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.

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Springwood Park

Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

4 conserved acres

under 1% of Whitsett’s land. Who manages Whitsett’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city4 ac
Local Park · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Park
Local Park
Town or city4Open
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

4 places on the National Register

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

History →
Holly GateBuilding · listed 1980
About it
Whitsett Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1999
About it
Daniel P. Foust HouseBuilding · listed 2005
About it
William Rankin and Elizabeth Wharton Smith HouseBuilding · listed 2007
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Whitsett: April to June

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)10.010.811.913.114.114.614.413.512.411.210.29.7
High (°F)505462717986898781726153
Rain (in)3.62.94.03.73.64.14.44.24.63.23.43.4

February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 4.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Whitsett →

Next door

Whitsett and its neighbors

Whitsett has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Whitsett— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Burlington6%0.2959%B−

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Whitsett

Are dogs allowed on Whitsett’s trails?

Springwood Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Whitsett?

3,548 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Whitsett or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Whitsett 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 →