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Outdoors in Pine Harbor

More than half of Pine Harbor’s land is conserved: 62%

62% of Pine Harbor’s land is conserved, about 1,321 acres. 468 acres are parks and preserves, 827 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Pine Harbor, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
62%
1,321 acres · of 3.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
468 ac
827 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
97%
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

The longest trail network is Hurricane Creek Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Hurricane Creek Park

Managed by US Army Corp of Engineers
35 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Buckhorn Creek Park

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

1,321 conserved acres

62% of Pine Harbor’s land. Water is left out: Pine Harbor has 3.3 square miles of land and 1.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Pine Harbor’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Army Corps of Engineers2,639 ac
Recreation Management Area · 1,320 acRecreation or Education Easement · 1,320 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Lake O' The Pines Recreation Area
Recreation Management Area
Army Corps of Engineers1,320Open
Things to do

3 places to go in Pine Harbor

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Boat launches in Pine Harbor

3 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

When to get out

April is the best month for walking in Pine Harbor

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)10.211.011.913.013.814.314.113.312.311.310.410.0
High (°F)576169768390949488786759
Rain (in)4.04.14.84.44.94.23.42.93.74.53.94.7

August is the driest month (2.9 in) and the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 4.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pine Harbor →

Questions about parks and trails in Pine Harbor

Where can I hike in Pine Harbor?

The longest trail networks: Hurricane Creek Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Pine Harbor’s trails?

Hurricane Creek Park and Buckhorn Creek Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Pine Harbor?

6,782 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pine Harbor or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 468 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Pine Harbor 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 →