Virginia Avenue Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
COutdoors
Outdoors in Potomac Park
98% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Potomac Park
14 acres are parks and preserves, 1.4 per 1,000 residents. 1% of Potomac Park’s land is conserved, about 12 acres.
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns · #722 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
12 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
14 ac
1.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Potomac Park?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Potomac Park have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Potomac Park is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns, #722 of 847 in California. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Potomac Park’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4DPark land1.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (14 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home98% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 26%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 15%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Potomac County Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
12 conserved acres
1% of Potomac Park’s land. Who manages Potomac Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County12 ac
Local Park · 12 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Avenue Park Local Park | County | 9 | Open |
| Potomac Park Local Park | County | 4 | Open |
When to get out
The best walking months in Potomac Park: April and May
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 66 | 72 | 78 | 86 | 94 | 99 | 98 | 93 | 82 | 69 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 99 °F). 1.6 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 99 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Potomac Park →
Next door
Potomac Park and its neighbors
Potomac Park has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potomac Park | 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 98% | C |
| Bakersfield | 6% | 0.7 | 7 | 75% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Potomac Park
How much of Potomac Park is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 4% for a California town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Potomac Park’s trails?
Virginia Avenue Park and Potomac County Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Potomac Park?
5,716 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Potomac Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Potomac Park have?
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #722 of 847 in California. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Potomac Park neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →