Caswell Gameland
Nature preserve
23 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Rose Hill · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Yanceyville
6% of Yanceyville’s land is conserved: 247 acres
23% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 35 acres are parks and preserves, 16 per 1,000 residents. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Yanceyville, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
247 acres · of 6.8 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
35 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
23%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.3 mi
0.3 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Yanceyville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Yanceyville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Yanceyville is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Yanceyville’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical NC town 3% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (35 acres) · NC 8 · U.S. 13BParks close to home23% of residents within a half mile of a park · NC 51% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 44%
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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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
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.
Who protects it
247 conserved acres
6% of Yanceyville’s land. Who manages Yanceyville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation125 ac
Not recorded371 ac
State Other or Unknown · 130 acState Conservation Area · 125 acConservation Easement · 125 acLocal Other or Unknown · 90 acLocal Recreation Area · 26 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 5 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| R. Wayne Bailey - Caswell Game Land State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 125 | Open |
| NC Land and Water Fund Project State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 125 | Restricted |
| Caswell County Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 77 | Unknown |
| Caswell County - Caswell County Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 18 | Unknown |
| Town of Yanceyville Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 13 | Unknown |
| Town of Yanceyville - Maud Gatewood Municipal Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 8 | Unknown |
| Dan River Prison Work Farm State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 5 | Restricted |
Biking & sports
0.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Baseball
6Tennis
3Soccer
2Basketball
1Softball
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →8 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Caswell County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1973
About itYanceyville Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1973
About itGraves HouseBuilding · listed 1974
About itPoteat HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About itJohn Johnston HouseBuilding · listed 1997
About itWilliam Henry and Sarah Holderness HouseBuilding · listed 2014
About itCaswell County Training SchoolBuilding · listed 2018
About itWemple-Shelton HouseBuilding · listed 2023
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Yanceyville: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 54 | 61 | 71 | 78 | 86 | 89 | 87 | 81 | 71 | 61 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 4.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Yanceyville →
Questions about parks and trails in Yanceyville
How much of Yanceyville is conserved land?
6% 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 Yanceyville’s trails?
Caswell Gameland and Caswell County Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Yanceyville?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Yanceyville?
18,307 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Yanceyville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 35 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Yanceyville have?
Ahead of 44% 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 Yanceyville 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 →