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Outdoors in Fredericksburg

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Fredericksburg

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 7 acres are parks and preserves, 7.1 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Fredericksburg, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
7 ac
7.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

The longest trail network is City Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

City Park

Park
4 acres0.1 mi of trail
Plum Creek Bike & Nature Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Brad Niewoehner Memorial Park

Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Railroad Park

Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do

3 places to go in Fredericksburg

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Public pools in Fredericksburg
Meinerz Dairyland PoolIn Brad Niewoehner Memorial Park
Directions
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Plum Creek Bike & Nature Trail0.1 mi
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
3Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The walking year in Fredericksburg

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.310.511.813.314.615.315.013.912.410.99.79.0
High (°F)252942576979828073604430
Rain (in)1.11.12.03.84.86.04.94.23.92.71.91.4

January is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 6.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Fredericksburg →

Questions about parks and trails in Fredericksburg

Where can I hike in Fredericksburg?

The longest trail networks: City Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Fredericksburg’s trails?

City Park and Brad Niewoehner Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Fredericksburg?

3,851 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fredericksburg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Fredericksburg 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 →