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Air Park
Park
5 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Spring Lake
Spring Lake, NC parks, trails & bike paths
About 82% of Spring Lake is conserved land, roughly 12,432 acres. There are about 46 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Air Park (0.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Spring Lake, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Spring Lake outdoors
Conserved land
82%
12,432 of 15,185 acres
Trails
46 mi
1.9 mi per sq mi · 45 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
5
1,074 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
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
Mendoza Park
Park
33 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Spring Lake Park Site 3
Park
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Flightline Park
Park
11 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.
Playgrounds in Spring Lake
Unnamed playground in Flightline Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 3.7 mi
- Rockefeller Loop Trail0.2 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
12,432 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. 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 paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis8
- Baseball7
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Spring Lake
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Military Land 12,258 acPrivate Conservation 122 acLocal Other or Unknown 114 acConservation Easement 59 acState Other or Unknown 54 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Bragg Military ReservationMilitary Land | Not recorded | 12,258 | Access unknown |
| Town of Spring Lake Open SpaceLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 114 | Access unknown |
| NC Land and Water Fund Conservation AgreementState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 54 | Restricted |
| Audubon Environmental Land Trust PreservePrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 43 | Closed |
| Sandhills PreservePrivate Conservation | Not recorded | 42 | Restricted |
| Sandhills Theme MegasitePrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 38 | Closed |
| Town of Spring Lake - Edward Mendoza Municipal ParkLocal Recreation Area | Not recorded | 34 | Open |
| Carver's Creek State ParkState Park | Not recorded | 7 | Open |
| Spring Lake Tennis Courts EtcLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Douglas R4D-6In Air Park · Aircraft
Fairchild C-119G Flying BoxcarIn Air Park · Aircraft
Fairchild C-123K ProviderIn Air Park · Aircraft
Lockheed C-130E HerculesIn Air Park · Aircraft
Lt. Harley H. PopeIn Air Park · Memorial
Riverview Memorial CemeteryCemetery
Sandhills Veteran CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Spring Lake and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Lake | 81.9% | 46.0 mi | 5 |
| Fayetteville | 39.6% | 144.8 mi | 55 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Spring Lake'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 22-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.