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Catahoula Parish CourthouseCatahoula Parish Courthouse · Photo: Z28scrambler · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Harrisonburg

Few parks or trails are on the map in Harrisonburg

5 acres are parks and preserves, 17 per 1,000 residents. 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Harrisonburg, 0.9 per square mile of land. 37% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
17 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
37%
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

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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Harrisonburg Park and Boat Landing

Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Harrisonburg School Baseball Feild

Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Harrisonburg School Softball Feild

Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
History along the way

3 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Sargent HouseBuilding · listed 1980
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Catahoula Parish CourthouseBuilding · listed 1988
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Harrisonburg Methodist ChurchBuilding · listed 2015
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When to get out

The best walking months in Harrisonburg: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.311.011.912.913.814.214.013.312.311.310.510.1
High (°F)586371778490939389806961
Rain (in)6.05.25.55.44.84.44.54.03.74.25.15.6

September is the driest month (3.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 6.0 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Harrisonburg →

Questions about parks and trails in Harrisonburg

Are dogs allowed on Harrisonburg’s trails?

Harrisonburg Park and Boat Landing and Harrisonburg School Baseball Feild don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Harrisonburg?

621 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Harrisonburg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Harrisonburg 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 →