Outdoors · Oriental

Oriental, NC parks, trails & bike paths

There are about 1.1 miles of mapped trails.

Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Oriental, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.

At a glance

Oriental outdoors

Conserved land
0.6%
6 of 1,049 acres
Trails
1.1 mi
0.7 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
2
named on the map
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

12
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.
1

Lupton Park

Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
2

Oriental Access Area

Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do

Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more

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Dog parks in Oriental
Oriental Dog Park
Directions
Who protects the land

6 conserved acres

Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Not recorded
5 ac

Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 2 of 2 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

  • Tennis1
  • Soccer1
  • Baseball1

Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.

Public lands

The biggest protected places in Oriental

From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Recreation Area 5 ac
PlaceManaged byAcresPublic access
Town of Oriental - Whittaker PointLocal Recreation AreaNot recorded4Access unknown
Town of Oriental - Edward D. Lupton Mini ParkLocal Recreation AreaNot recorded1Access unknown
Trail talk

Conditions & tips from neighbors

No recent posts about Oriental'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.

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