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Rock Springs Nature Preserve
Park
116 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Denver
Denver, NC parks, trails & bike paths
About 9% of Denver is conserved land, roughly 341 acres. Denver has 1 named park and preserve on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Denver, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Denver outdoors
Conserved land
9%
341 of 3,783 acres
Trails
0.3 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
1
137 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.
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.
Campgrounds in Denver
Rock Springs Campground
Trails
Named trails
- Piedmont Trail0.1 mi
Who protects the land
341 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 8 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 6 of 12 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
- Baseball1
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Denver
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Unknown Easement 333 acPrivate Conservation 227 acState Other or Unknown 224 acLocal Other or Unknown 103 acLocal Park 2 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC Land and Water Fund Conservation AgreementState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 224 | Restricted |
| Lincoln County Open SpaceLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 103 | Access unknown |
| Catawba Lands Conservancy - Old Stumpy PreservePrivate Conservation | Not recorded | 87 | Restricted |
| Catawba Lands Conservancy - St. James PreservePrivate Conservation | Not recorded | 73 | Restricted |
| Catawba Lands Conservancy - Catawba Springs PreservePrivate Conservation | Not recorded | 39 | Restricted |
| Catawba Lands Conservancy - Little Falls PreservePrivate Conservation | Not recorded | 28 | Restricted |
| Rock Springs Nature Preserve ParkLocal Park | County | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Denver Community CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Denver'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.