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Lillington Recreation Park
Park
11 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Lillington
Lillington, NC parks, trails & bike paths
About 8% of Lillington is conserved land, roughly 414 acres. There are about 2.1 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Lillington Recreation Park (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Lillington, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Lillington outdoors
Conserved land
8%
414 of 5,204 acres
Trails
2.1 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
1
88 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
2.5 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 2.5 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 Lillington
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Lillington Recreation Park
Unnamed playground
Who protects the land
414 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 5 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 paths2.5 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis2
- Basketball1
- Baseball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Lillington
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Other or Unknown 202 acLocal Recreation Area 177 acLocal Park 19 acLocal Other or Unknown 16 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harnett Correctional InstitutionState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 200 | Restricted |
| Harnett County - Cape Fear Shiner County ParkLocal Recreation Area | Not recorded | 170 | Access unknown |
| Lillington ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Harnett County Open SpaceLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 14 | Access unknown |
| Town of Lillington - Lillington Riverfront ParkLocal Recreation Area | Not recorded | 7 | Access unknown |
| Town of Lillington Open SpaceLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 2 | Access unknown |
| NC Department of Transportation Mitigation SiteState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 2 | Access unknown |
| Lillington Community BldgLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Harnett Memorial CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Lillington'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 24.5-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.