Lotito City Park
Park
257 acres7.2 mi of trail
Sleeping Wolf TrailFamily Friendly TrailCardinal TrailRhododendron Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Bluefield
Bluefield has 15 miles of mapped trails, 1.6 for every square mile of land
289 acres are parks and preserves, 58 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Lotito City Park (7.2 mi). 54% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns · #123 of 253 in Virginia. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
34 acres · of 9.5 sq mi of land
Trails
15 mi
1.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
289 ac
58 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
54%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Bluefield?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bluefield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bluefield is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns, #123 of 253 in Virginia. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bluefield’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical VA town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails1.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (15 mi) · VA 0.7 · U.S. 0.4APark land58 acres of park per 1,000 residents (289 acres) · VA 8 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home54% of residents within a half mile of a park · VA 76% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 65%
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Virginia towns of 2,500+ (253)Ahead of 52%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. 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 Lotito City Park, with 7.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Graham Recreation Park
Park
29 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Parkview Heights Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Lotito City Park257 acres · 7.2 mi of trail
DirectionsGraham Recreation Park29 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Parkview Heights Park1 acres
Chiefs Park1 acres
DirectionsTown Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
34 conserved acres
1% of Bluefield’s land. Who manages Bluefield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city32 ac
Private owners1 ac
Not recorded1 ac
Local Park · 34 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Recreation Park Local Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Bluefield City Park Local Park | Not recorded | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Bluefield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Bluefield
Yakkity YakIn Lotito City Park
DirectionsPlus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
10 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 5.8 mi
Sleeping Wolf Trail2.7 mi
Family Friendly Trail1.1 mi
Cardinal Trail0.6 mi
Rhododendron Trail0.4 mi
Backbone Trail0.4 mi
Creek Trail0.4 mi
Scout Trail0.4 mi
Indian Trail0.3 mi
Hoot Owl Trail0.2 mi
Bluebird Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
19Tennis
11Baseball
5Basketball
1Football
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Bluefield: April 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 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 45 | 53 | 64 | 72 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 64 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
November is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Bluefield →
Questions about parks and trails in Bluefield
Where can I hike in Bluefield?
The longest trail networks: Lotito City Park, 7.2 miles; Graham Recreation Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bluefield 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 Bluefield’s trails?
Lotito City Park and Graham Recreation Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bluefield?
26,425 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bluefield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 289 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bluefield have?
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #123 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 Bluefield 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 →