The Meadows Sports Complex
Managed by Town of Abingdon
37 acres1.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Adamster524 · CC BY-SA 2.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Abingdon
Abingdon has 87 acres of parks, 10 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: The Meadows Sports Complex (1.3 mi). 4.6 miles of mapped trail cross Abingdon, 0.6 per square mile of land. 65% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns · #170 of 253 in Virginia. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
50 acres · of 8.0 sq mi of land
Trails
4.6 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
87 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
65%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.2 mi
2.2 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Abingdon?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Abingdon have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Abingdon is ahead of 46% of U.S. towns, #170 of 253 in Virginia. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Abingdon’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical VA town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · VA 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (87 acres) · VA 8 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home65% of residents within a half mile of a park · VA 76% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 46%
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Virginia towns of 2,500+ (253)Ahead of 33%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B. 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is The Meadows Sports Complex, with 1.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Veteran's Memorial Park
Park
14 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Virginia Highlands Festival
Managed by The Barter Foundation
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Virginia Creeper Trail Parking
All 7 parks & preserves
The Meadows Sports Complex37 acres · 1.3 mi of trail · Town of Abingdon
DirectionsVeteran's Memorial Park14 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsMunchkin Park4 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsVirginia Highlands Festival2 acres · The Barter Foundation
DirectionsLandon Boyd Park2 acres · Town of Abingdon
Children's Park1 acres · Town of Abingdon
Lois H. Humphrey's Park1 acres · Town of Abingdon
Who protects it
50 conserved acres
1% of Abingdon’s land. Who manages Abingdon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city37 ac
Other state land20 ac
Private owners2 ac
Local Park · 20 acLocal Recreation Area · 19 acConservation Easement · 9 acHistoric or Cultural Easement · 9 acUnknown Easement · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 11 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry L Coomes Recreation Center Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Veteran'S Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Abingdon Little League Fields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Munchkin Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Barter Stage Ii Local Park | Private owners | 2 | Open |
| Lions Club Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
11 places to go in Abingdon
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Abingdon
McDonald's PlayPlace
DirectionsPlus 9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Disc golf in Abingdon
VHCC Disc Golf Course
DirectionsTrails & water
3 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.6 mi
Nicholas Street Southeast0.4 mi
Deadmore Street Southeast0.2 mi
Senior Drive Northeast0.1 mi
Biking & sports
2.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Baseball
7Tennis
5Pickleball
3Soccer
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Abingdon BankBuilding · listed 1969
About itAbingdon Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1970
About itMont CalmBuilding · listed 1974
About itDr. William H. Pitts HouseBuilding · listed 2002
About itRetirement and the Muster GroundsDistrict · listed 2018
About itDepot Square Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2020
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Abingdon: April to June and August
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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 49 | 57 | 68 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 68 | 58 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
October is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Abingdon →
Questions about parks and trails in Abingdon
Where can I hike in Abingdon?
The longest trail networks: The Meadows Sports Complex, 1.3 miles; Veteran's Memorial Park, 0.2 miles; Munchkin Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Abingdon is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 4% for a Virginia town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Abingdon’s trails?
The Meadows Sports Complex and Veteran's Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Abingdon?
2.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Abingdon?
11,513 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Abingdon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 87 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Abingdon have?
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #170 of 253 in Virginia. 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 Abingdon 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 →