Wingate Community Park
Park
34 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Wingate
Wingate has 35 acres of parks, 7.9 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Wingate Community Park (0.8 mi). 64% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Wingate, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns · #119 of 290 in North Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
50 acres · of 2.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
35 ac
7.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
64%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wingate have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wingate is ahead of 45% of U.S. towns, #119 of 290 in North Carolina. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wingate’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical NC town 3% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land7.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (35 acres) · NC 8 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home64% 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 45%
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North Carolina towns of 2,500+ (290)Ahead of 59%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B−. 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Wingate Community Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Highland Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
50 conserved acres
3% of Wingate’s land. Who manages Wingate’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city1 ac
Not recorded49 ac
Local Recreation Area · 34 acLocal Other or Unknown · 16 acLocal Park · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Wingate - Wingate Community Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 34 | Open |
| Town of Wingate Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 16 | Unknown |
| Highland Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Wingate
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Wingate
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
4Basketball
4Tennis
2Baseball
2Football
1Beach volleyball
1Lacrosse
1Soccer
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Wingate: 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 | 89 | 83 | 74 | 64 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 4.3 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Wingate →
Questions about parks and trails in Wingate
Where can I hike in Wingate?
The longest trail networks: Wingate Community Park, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Wingate 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.
Are dogs allowed on Wingate’s trails?
Wingate Community Park and Highland Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wingate?
702 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wingate or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 35 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wingate have?
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #119 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 Wingate 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 →