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Joe Eakes Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Kure Beach
Kure Beach, NC parks, trails & bike paths
About 5.7% of Kure Beach is conserved land, roughly 32 acres. Kure Beach has 1 named park and preserve on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Kure Beach, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Kure Beach outdoors
Conserved land
5.7%
32 of 564 acres
Trails
0.6 mi
0.7 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
1
13 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
2.1 mi
2.1 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.
Beaches in Kure Beach
Kure Beach
Unnamed beach
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
32 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 1 of 3 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes2.1 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis9
- Basketball2
- Baseball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Kure Beach
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 25 acState Historic or Cultural Area 5 acMilitary Land 2 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hanover County ParkLocal Park | County | 25 | Open |
| Fort Fisher Coquina Outcrop Registered Heritage AreaState Historic or Cultural Area | Not recorded | 5 | Access unknown |
| Military Ocean Terminal Sunny PointMilitary Land | Not recorded | 2 | Restricted |
Nearby
Kure Beach and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kure Beach | 5.7% | 0.6 mi | 1 |
| Carolina Beach | 8.1% | 3.2 mi | 3 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Kure Beach'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.