1
Yadkin River Park
Managed by Yadkin County Parks & Recreation
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Spencer
Spencer, NC parks, trails & bike paths
About 6.5% of Spencer is conserved land, roughly 143 acres. Spencer has 1 named park and preserve on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Spencer, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Spencer outdoors
Conserved land
6.5%
143 of 2,212 acres
Trails
0.0 mi
0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
1
43 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.3 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.2 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 Spencer
Unnamed playground
Who protects the land
143 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 7 of 17 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 paths0.2 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis7
- Baseball4
- Basketball1
- Softball1
- Football1
- Soccer1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Spencer
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Conservation Area 98 acPrivate Conservation 74 acConservation Easement 68 acState Other or Unknown 58 acLocal Park 30 ac
Showing 1–10 of 13 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC Land and Water Fund ProjectState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 58 | Restricted |
| Town of Spencer - Fred and Alice Stanback Educational Forest and Nature PreserveLocal Conservation Area | Not recorded | 56 | Restricted |
| Three Rivers Land Trust Preserve - WallacePrivate Conservation | Not recorded | 47 | Access unknown |
| Spencer Woods ParkLocal Conservation Area | Not recorded | 42 | Restricted |
| Grants Creek PreservePrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 25 | Closed |
| Southern Railway ParkLocal Park | Private owners | 24 | Open |
| 8Th Street ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Town of Spencer - 8th Street Ball FieldLocal Recreation Area | Not recorded | 6 | Open |
| Town of Spencer - Library ParkLocal Recreation Area | Not recorded | 2 | Open |
| Town of Spencer Open SpaceLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 2 | Access unknown |
Nearby
Spencer and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer | 6.5% | 0.0 mi | 1 |
| Salisbury | 3.8% | 14.9 mi | 14 |
| East Spencer | 4.3% | 0.3 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Spencer'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.