Rosemont-Lewis Regional Park
Park
11 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Bull Run
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Bull Run
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 2.5 miles of mapped trail cross Bull Run, 1.0 per square mile of land. 67 acres are parks and preserves, 4.0 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns · #108 of 253 in Virginia. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
48 acres · of 2.6 sq mi of land
Trails
2.5 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
67 ac
4.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.9 mi
0.9 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Bull Run?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bull Run have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bull Run is ahead of 69% of U.S. towns, #108 of 253 in Virginia. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bull Run’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical VA town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · VA 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land4.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (67 acres) · VA 8 · U.S. 13CParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · VA 76% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 69%
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Virginia towns of 2,500+ (253)Ahead of 58%
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 Rosemont-Lewis Regional Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
48 conserved acres
3% of Bull Run’s land. Who manages Bull Run’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County37 ac
Not recorded48 ac
Local Park · 85 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemount Lewis Park Local Park | County | 44 | Open |
| Ellis L Barron Park Local Park | Not recorded | 30 | Open |
| Bull Run Swim & Racquet Club Local Park | Not recorded | 10 | Open |
Things to do
16 places to go in Bull Run
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Bull Run
16 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
22Tennis
4Basketball
3Baseball
3Soccer
1Tracks
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Bull Run
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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 47 | 56 | 67 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bull Run →
Questions about parks and trails in Bull Run
Where can I hike in Bull Run?
The longest trail networks: Rosemont-Lewis Regional Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bull Run is conserved land?
3% 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 Bull Run’s trails?
Rosemont-Lewis Regional Park and Ellis Barron Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Bull Run?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Bull Run?
15,589 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bull Run or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 67 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bull Run have?
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #108 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 Bull Run 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 →