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Outdoors in Catawba

Few parks or trails are on the map in Catawba

12% of Catawba’s land is conserved, about 3,703 acres. 3,759 acres are parks and preserves, 10,771 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Catawba.

Conserved land
12%
3,703 acres · of 50.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
3,759 ac
10,771 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
18%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
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.

Price County Forest

Managed by Price County
3,653 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

3,703 conserved acres

12% of Catawba’s land. Who manages Catawba’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County3,703 ac
Local Conservation Area · 3,703 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Price County Forest
Local Conservation Area
County3,703Open
Trails & water

3 lakes & rivers

When to get out

The walking year in Catawba

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)9.110.311.813.514.915.715.314.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)212638526675787668543826
Rain (in)1.21.11.72.83.84.53.93.83.73.31.91.4

February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Catawba →

Next door

Catawba and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Catawba— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Kennan— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Ogema— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Prentice— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Harmony— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hackett— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Catawba

Are dogs allowed on Catawba’s trails?

Price County Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Catawba?

121,052 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Catawba or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,759 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Catawba 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 →