Huguenot Park
Park
53 acres1.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Bon Air Historic District · Photo: User: Morgan Riley · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Bon Air
Bon Air has 70 acres of parks, 4.1 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Huguenot Park (1.9 mi). 45% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.9 miles of mapped trail cross Bon Air, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns · #213 of 253 in Virginia. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
69 acres · of 8.4 sq mi of land
Trails
3.9 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
70 ac
4.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
45%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.3 mi
2.6 mi lanes · 0.7 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bon Air have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bon Air is ahead of 33% of U.S. towns, #213 of 253 in Virginia. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bon Air’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical VA town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · VA 0.7 · U.S. 0.4BPark land4.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (70 acres) · VA 8 · U.S. 13CParks close to home45% 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 33%
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Virginia towns of 2,500+ (253)Ahead of 16%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Huguenot Park, with 1.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Greenfield Athletic Complex
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
69 conserved acres
1% of Bon Air’s land. Who manages Bon Air’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County51 ac
Town or city11 ac
Not recorded56 ac
Local Park · 118 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huguenot Park Local Park | Not recorded | 107 | Open |
| Greenfield Athletic Complex Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Bon Air
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Bon Air
Graceland
DirectionsPlus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.9 mi
Casimir's Path of Dreams0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.6 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
24Tennis
5Soccer
2Basketball
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place 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.
Bon Air Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1988
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Bon Air: April to June
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) | 9.8 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 48 | 52 | 60 | 70 | 77 | 85 | 89 | 87 | 81 | 71 | 60 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 4.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bon Air →
Next door
Bon Air and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Air | 1% | 0.5 | 4 | 45% | C |
| Richmond | 8% | 1.7 | 11 | 94% | A |
| Manchester | 1% | 0.8 | 3 | 43% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bon Air
Where can I hike in Bon Air?
The longest trail networks: Huguenot Park, 1.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bon Air 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 Bon Air’s trails?
Huguenot Park and Greenfield Athletic Complex don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Bon Air?
3.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.6 of painted or protected lanes and 0.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Bon Air?
13,674 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bon Air or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 70 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bon Air have?
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #213 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 Bon Air 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 →