1
Canton Memorial Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Canton
Canton, NC parks, trails & bike paths
About 1% of Canton is conserved land, roughly 18 acres. Canton has 3 named parks and preserves on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Canton, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Canton outdoors
Conserved land
1%
18 of 1,832 acres
Trails
0.3 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
3
4 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.4 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.
2
Sorrells Street Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Chestnut Mountain Park
Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Berm Park Parking
Who protects the land
18 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 4 of 8 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 paths0.4 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball4
- Tennis4
- Softball3
- Multi-sport1
- Football1
- Soccer1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Canton
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Recreation Area 9 acState Other or Unknown 7 acLocal Other or Unknown 6 acPrivate Conservation 2 acUnknown Easement 1 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Canton - Canton Recreation ParkLocal Recreation Area | Not recorded | 7 | Open |
| Town of Canton Open SpaceLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 6 | Access unknown |
| NC Hazard Mitigation Buyout Property - CantonState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 4 | Access unknown |
| Town of Canton - Sorrells Street ParkLocal Recreation Area | Not recorded | 2 | Open |
| Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy PreservePrivate Conservation | Not recorded | 2 | Access unknown |
| NC Land and Water Fund Conservation AgreementState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Restricted |
| NC Land and Water Fund ProjectState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Restricted |
History
Historic places to visit
Locust Field CemeteryCemetery
Locust Field CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Canton'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.