1
Sunset Park
Park
21 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Tarboro
Tarboro, NC parks, trails & bike paths
About 6.7% of Tarboro is conserved land, roughly 483 acres. There are about 3.2 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Tarboro, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Tarboro outdoors
Conserved land
6.7%
483 of 7,210 acres
Trails
3.2 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi · 3 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
4
45 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
Clark Memorial Park
Park
20 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Tarboro Swimming Pool Complex
Park
10 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Clark Memorial Park Development
Park
1 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.
Fishing spots in Tarboro
Bell's Bridge Access Area
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 2.3 mi
- Main Loop0.6 mi
- Main Trail0.6 mi
- North Loop0.3 mi
- South Loop0.2 mi
- Central Path0.2 mi
- Small Loop0.2 mi
- Park Connector0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
483 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 5 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 7 of 14 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
- Tennis15
- Baseball11
- Pickleball2
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Tarboro
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Other or Unknown 261 acLocal Recreation Area 144 acLocal Park 75 acConservation Easement 12 acState Other or Unknown 11 ac
Showing 1–10 of 11 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Tarboro Open SpaceLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 220 | Access unknown |
| Town of Tarboro Open Space - Indian Lake ParkLocal Recreation Area | Not recorded | 126 | Open |
| Edgecombe County Open SpaceLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 52 | Access unknown |
| Clark Memorial ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| Sunset ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Riverside ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| NC Hazard Mitigation Buyout Property - TarboroState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 11 | Access unknown |
| Tarboro Swimming Pool ComplexLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Tarboro Boat LandingState Conservation Area | Not recorded | 4 | Access unknown |
| Livesay ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Tarboro'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.