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Smithfield Recreation Area
Park
43 acres2.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Smithfield
Smithfield, NC parks, trails & bike paths
About 5.8% of Smithfield is conserved land, roughly 474 acres. There are about 3.2 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Smithfield Recreation Area (2.4 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Smithfield, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Smithfield outdoors
Conserved land
5.8%
474 of 8,125 acres
Trails
3.2 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi · 3 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
39 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
4.6 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 4.6 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.
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Town Commons Park
Park
19 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Talton Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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 Smithfield
Smithfield BAAIn Town Commons Park
Unnamed boat launch in Town Commons Park
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
474 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 4 of 12 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 paths4.6 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball11
- Tennis11
- Basketball4
- Soccer3
- Football2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Smithfield
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Other or Unknown 207 acState Conservation Area 177 acLocal Park 58 acLocal Recreation Area 25 acState Other or Unknown 9 ac
Showing 1–10 of 11 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Smithfield Open SpaceLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 207 | Access unknown |
| North Carolina Safe Harbor Agreement - Red-cockaded WoodpeckerState Conservation Area | Not recorded | 177 | Restricted |
| Smithfield Community ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 43 | Open |
| Town of Smithfield - Town Commons ParkLocal Recreation Area | Not recorded | 19 | Access unknown |
| Smith-Collins ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Civitan FieldLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| NC Hazard Mitigation Buyout Property - SmithfieldState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 5 | Access unknown |
| NC Land and Water Fund Conservation AgreementState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 4 | Restricted |
| Triangle Land Conservancy PreservePrivate Conservation | Not recorded | 3 | Closed |
| Talton ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Hills Of The Neuse Memorial GardensCemetery
Historic Riverside CemeteryCemetery
Jones CemeteryCemetery
Oakland Heights CemeteryCemetery
Rest Haven CemeteryCemetery
Riverside CemeteryCemetery
Sunset Memorial ParkCemetery
Nearby
Smithfield and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smithfield | 5.8% | 3.2 mi | 3 |
| Selma | 0.9% | 0.0 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Smithfield'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.