Photo: Ken Lund · CC BY-SA 2.099% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Oak City
5 acres are parks and preserves, 6.1 per 1,000 residents. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Oak City, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
2 places to go in Oak City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 named trail
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Oak City: 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 45 | 55 | 62 | 73 | 85 | 93 | 90 | 80 | 66 | 51 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
July is the driest month (0.5 in) and the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 1.5 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Oak City →
Questions about parks and trails in Oak City
Are dogs allowed on Oak City’s trails?
Oak City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Oak City?
109,232 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oak City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Oak City neighbors.
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 →