About 67% of Buxton is conserved land, roughly 3,726 acres. There are about 12 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Cape Hatteras National Seashore (10.1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Buxton, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Buxton outdoors
Conserved land
67%
3,726 of 5,603 acres
Trails
12 mi
1.3 mi per sq mi · 11 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
2
2,941 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 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.
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
National Park Service
2,951 ac
State conservation
698 ac
State natural resources
10 ac
Not recorded
766 ac
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 10 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 8 of 10 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 paths0.0 mi
Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
Baseball5
Tennis4
Basketball3
Soccer2
Pickleball2
Skate park1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Buxton
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Lakeshore or Seashore 2,951 acState Other or Unknown 690 acConservation Easement 688 acLocal Other or Unknown 61 acUnknown Easement 19 ac
Place
Managed by
Acres
Public access
Cape Hatteras National SeashoreNational Lakeshore or Seashore
National Park Service
2,951
Open
Buxton Woods Coastal ReserveState Other or Unknown
Not recorded
690
Open
Dare County Open SpaceLocal Other or Unknown
Not recorded
59
Access unknown
Dare County - Fessenden CenterLocal Recreation Area
Not recorded
10
Access unknown
Dare County - Burrus FieldLocal Recreation Area
Not recorded
4
Access unknown
Dare County - Hatteras BoatyardLocal Other or Unknown