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Butner-Falls of Neuse Game Land
Nature preserve
599 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Butner
Butner, NC parks, trails & bike paths
About 41% of Butner is conserved land, roughly 3,616 acres. There are about 1.0 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Butner, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Butner outdoors
Conserved land
41%
3,616 of 8,803 acres
Trails
1.0 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
1
448 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
1.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 1.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Butner
Unnamed playground
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
3,616 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 7 of 13 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths1.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball7
- Tennis2
- Soccer2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Butner
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Conservation Area 3,514 acState Other or Unknown 1,109 acLocal Other or Unknown 916 acLocal Park 34 acLocal Recreation Area 7 ac
Showing 1–10 of 11 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butner-Falls of Neuse Game LandState Conservation Area | Not recorded | 3,514 | Open |
| Town of Butner Open SpaceLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 911 | Access unknown |
| Umstead Research FarmState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 567 | Access unknown |
| John Umstead HospitalState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 295 | Access unknown |
| Murdoch Developmental CenterState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 203 | Access unknown |
| Umstead Correctional CenterState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 38 | Closed |
| Butner Athletic ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| Unknown Ball FieldLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| South Butner Cedar Glades Plant Conservation PreserveState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 5 | Restricted |
| City of Creedmoor Open SpaceLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 5 | Access unknown |
Nearby
Butner and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butner | 41.1% | 1.0 mi | 1 |
| Creedmoor | 23.4% | 1.8 mi | 3 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Butner's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.