Zebulon Community Park
Park
46 acres0.4 mi of trail
Walking Track
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
George and Neva Barbee House · Photo: Matheny.michelle · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Zebulon
Zebulon has 106 acres of parks, 12 for every 1,000 residents
46% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Zebulon, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of Zebulon’s land is conserved, about 101 acres.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns · #166 of 290 in North Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
101 acres · of 6.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
106 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
46%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.3 mi
5.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Zebulon have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Zebulon is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns, #166 of 290 in North Carolina. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Zebulon’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical NC town 3% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (106 acres) · NC 8 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home46% 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 35%
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North Carolina towns of 2,500+ (290)Ahead of 43%
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
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
The longest trail network is Zebulon Community Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Whitley Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
101 conserved acres
2% of Zebulon’s land. Who manages Zebulon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County3 ac
Not recorded99 ac
Local Recreation Area · 102 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Zebulon Open Space - Zebulon Community Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 48 | Open |
| Town of Zebulon Open Space - Carolina Mudcats Stadium Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 46 | Open |
| Town of Zebulon Open Space - Whitley Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 3 | Open |
| Wake County Open Space Land Local Recreation Area | County | 3 | Open |
| Town of Zebulon Open Space - Gill Street Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 2 | Open |
| Town of Zebulon Open Space Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Zebulon
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Zebulon
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Walking Track0.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
5.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
5.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Baseball
1Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Zebulon: 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 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 52 | 55 | 63 | 73 | 80 | 87 | 90 | 88 | 82 | 72 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.2 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Zebulon →
Next door
Zebulon and its neighbors
Zebulon has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zebulon | 2% | 0.1 | 12 | 46% | C |
| Wendell | 5% | 0.3 | 14 | 90% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Zebulon
Where can I hike in Zebulon?
The longest trail networks: Zebulon Community Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Zebulon is conserved land?
2% 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 Zebulon’s trails?
Zebulon Community Park and Five County Stadium don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Zebulon?
5.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Zebulon?
6,035 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Zebulon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 106 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Zebulon have?
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #166 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 Zebulon 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 →