Outdoors · River Bend

River Bend, NC parks, trails & bike paths

About 5.2% of River Bend is conserved land, roughly 96 acres. River Bend has 3 named parks and preserves on the map.

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

At a glance

River Bend outdoors

Conserved land
5.2%
96 of 1,828 acres
Trails
0.4 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
3
33 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

123
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

River Bend fields

Park
5 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
2

River Bend Town Park

Park
5 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3

Harbour Town Racquet club

Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Water

Lakes & rivers

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Who protects the land

96 conserved acres

Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city
1 ac
Not recorded
95 ac

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 lanes0.0 mi
  • Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
  • Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi

Courts & fields

  • Basketball1

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

Public lands

The biggest protected places in River Bend

From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Other or Unknown 89 acLocal Recreation Area 6 acLocal Park 1 ac
PlaceManaged byAcresPublic access
Town of River Bend Open SpaceLocal Other or UnknownNot recorded89Access unknown
Town of River Bend - River Bend Town ParkLocal Recreation AreaNot recorded6Open
Unknown ParkLocal ParkTown or city1Open
Trail talk

Conditions & tips from neighbors

No recent posts about River Bend'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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