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Outdoors in Surry

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Surry

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 6 acres are parks and preserves, 28 per 1,000 residents. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Surry, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
3 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
28 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
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

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Smith Park

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

3 conserved acres

1% of Surry’s land. Who manages Surry’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other state land3 ac
Unknown Easement · 3 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 1 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Surry County Courthouse ComplexBuilding · listed 1986
About it
Town of Surry Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2017
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Surry: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.910.811.913.114.114.714.513.612.411.210.19.6
High (°F)505360717885898781726153
Rain (in)3.62.94.13.63.84.75.55.25.33.93.23.6

February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Surry →

Questions about parks and trails in Surry

Are dogs allowed on Surry’s trails?

Smith Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Surry?

4,940 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Surry or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Surry neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →