Irene E. Mitchell Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Youngsville
Youngsville has 14 acres of parks, 4.7 for every 1,000 residents
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Youngsville. 1% of Youngsville’s land is conserved, about 22 acres. 56% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
22 acres · of 2.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
14 ac
4.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
56%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Youngsville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Youngsville is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Youngsville’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical NC town 3% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land4.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (14 acres) · NC 8 · U.S. 13CParks close to home56% 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 22%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Youngsville. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
22 conserved acres
1% of Youngsville’s land. Who manages Youngsville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city22 ac
Not recorded9 ac
Local Park · 22 acLocal Other or Unknown · 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Luddy Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Town of Youngsville Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 9 | Unknown |
Things to do
2 places to go in Youngsville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Youngsville
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Youngsville: 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 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 51 | 55 | 62 | 72 | 79 | 86 | 90 | 88 | 81 | 72 | 62 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 4.8 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Youngsville →
Questions about parks and trails in Youngsville
How much of Youngsville is conserved land?
1% 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 Youngsville’s trails?
Irene E. Mitchell Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Youngsville?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Youngsville?
17,315 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Youngsville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Youngsville have?
Ahead of 22% 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 Youngsville 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 →