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Havelock Athletic Complex
Park
57 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Havelock
Havelock, NC parks, trails & bike paths
About 65% of Havelock is conserved land, roughly 7,489 acres. There are about 12 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Havelock Athletic Complex (1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Havelock, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Havelock outdoors
Conserved land
65%
7,489 of 11,575 acres
Trails
12 mi
0.6 mi per sq mi · 11 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
4
423 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.
2
Croatan National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
38 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Recreation and Park Complex
Park
15 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Havelock City Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Public pools in Havelock
Hancock Pool
Who protects the land
7,489 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 3 of 11 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
- Baseball22
- Tennis8
- Basketball7
- Soccer5
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Havelock
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Military Land 7,214 acLocal Other or Unknown 136 acState Other or Unknown 61 acLocal Recreation Area 55 acNational Forest 41 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point - Main Air StationMilitary Land | Not recorded | 7,214 | Restricted |
| City of Havelock Open SpaceLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 136 | Access unknown |
| City of Havelock - Havelock Recreation ComplexLocal Recreation Area | Not recorded | 55 | Open |
| Croatan National ForestNational Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 41 | Open |
| NC Land and Water Fund Conservation AgreementState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 37 | Access unknown |
| NC Land and Water Fund ProjectState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 25 | Restricted |
| Walter B Jones ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| City ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Sermons ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Tarheel ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
United Methodist Church CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Havelock'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.