1
Swansboro Municipal Park
Park
18 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Swansboro
Swansboro, NC parks, trails & bike paths
About 4.2% of Swansboro is conserved land, roughly 65 acres. Swansboro has 3 named parks and preserves on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Swansboro, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Swansboro outdoors
Conserved land
4.2%
65 of 1,545 acres
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
3
16 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
Riverview Park
Park
3 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dogs allowedMapped in OpenStreetMap
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Pirates Den Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Swansboro
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Swansboro Municipal Park
Unnamed playground in Swansboro Municipal Park
Unnamed playground in Swansboro Municipal Park
Unnamed playground in Pirates Den Park
Who protects the land
65 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 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
- Soccer2
- Basketball2
- Tennis2
- Skate park1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Swansboro
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 40 acLocal Recreation Area 23 acLocal Other or Unknown 21 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onslow County ParkLocal Park | County | 40 | Open |
| Swansboro Soccer ComplexLocal Recreation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 23 | Open |
| Town of Swansboro Open SpaceLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 21 | Access unknown |
History
Historic places to visit
Peter Ringware House c1778Building · 1778
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Swansboro'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.