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Duck Town Park
Park
10 acres0.6 mi of trail
Duck Boardwalk
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Duck
Duck, NC parks, trails & bike paths
About 7.3% of Duck is conserved land, roughly 173 acres. There are about 5.7 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Duck Town Park (0.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Duck, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Duck outdoors
Conserved land
7.3%
173 of 2,369 acres
Trails
5.7 mi
1.5 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
1
named on the map
Bike routes
6.0 mi
1.1 mi lanes · 5.0 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 Duck
Duck Park PlaygroundHours: sunrise-sunset · In Duck Town Park
Snow Geese South Playground
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 3.7 mi
- Duck Boardwalk1.1 mi
- Pine Island Audubon Sanctuary Nature Trail0.1 mi
- Community Lot0.1 mi
Who protects the land
173 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 2 of 3 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes1.1 mi
- Off-road bike paths5.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis26
- Pickleball3
- Beach volleyball1
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Duck
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Unknown 159 acLocal Recreation Area 10 acPrivate Conservation 4 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duck Pier Field Research FacilityUnknown | Not recorded | 159 | Access unknown |
| Town of Duck - Duck Town Park BoardwalkLocal Recreation Area | Not recorded | 10 | Open |
| Pine Island Audubon SanctuaryPrivate Conservation | Not recorded | 4 | Access unknown |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Duck'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.