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Parkwood Recreation Area
Park
7 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Murraysville
Murraysville, NC parks, trails & bike paths
About 12% of Murraysville is conserved land, roughly 664 acres. There are about 4.4 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Parkwood Recreation Area (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Murraysville, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Murraysville outdoors
Conserved land
12%
664 of 5,536 acres
Trails
4.4 mi
0.5 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
41 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
3.4 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 3.4 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
Ogden Park
Park
164 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Smith Creek Park
Park
73 acres0.1 mi of trail
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.
Boat launches in Murraysville
survey hand-carry boat slipIn Smith Creek Park
Who protects the land
664 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 6 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 paths3.4 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis12
- Soccer11
- Basketball5
- Baseball5
- Beach volleyball2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Murraysville
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Other or Unknown 673 acLocal Park 305 acLocal Other or Unknown 294 acLocal Recreation Area 14 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC Department of Transportation Mitigation SiteState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 335 | Access unknown |
| Corbett Tract and Plantation Road Conservation SiteState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 335 | Restricted |
| New Hanover County ParkLocal Park | County | 305 | Open |
| New Hanover County Open SpaceLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 294 | Access unknown |
| Eaton Elementary School Soccer FieldsLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| NC Hazard Mitigation Buyout Property - New Hanover CountyState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 3 | Access unknown |
History
Historic places to visit
Enoch Chapel Missionary Baptist Church CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Murraysville and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murraysville | 12% | 4.4 mi | 3 |
| Wilmington | 4.2% | 16.6 mi | 33 |
| Northchase | 13% | 0.0 mi | 2 |
| Kings Grant | 5% | 0.0 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Murraysville'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.