Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve
Managed by Virginia Outdoors Foundation
23 acres
No dogs
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Bull Run Mountain Estates
Few parks or trails are on the map in Bull Run Mountain Estates
3% of Bull Run Mountain Estates’ land is conserved, about 38 acres.
Ahead of 7% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
38 acres · of 1.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bull Run Mountain Estates have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bull Run Mountain Estates is ahead of 7% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bull Run Mountain Estates’ overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical VA town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · VA 0.7 · U.S. 0.4DPark land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · VA 8 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · VA 76% · U.S. 72%D−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 7%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Bull Run Mountain Estates. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to D. 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
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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.
Who protects it
38 conserved acres
3% of Bull Run Mountain Estates’ land. Who manages Bull Run Mountain Estates’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land37 ac
State conservation35 ac
Not recorded17 ac
State Conservation Area · 30 acConservation Easement · 20 acOther Easement · 20 acUnknown Easement · 15 acState Recreation Area · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bull Run Mountains State Natural Area Preserve State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 30 | Restricted |
| VOF Holding State Recreation Area | Other state land | 5 | Closed |
When to get out
The best walking months in Bull Run Mountain Estates: 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 45 | 54 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Bull Run Mountain Estates →
Questions about parks and trails in Bull Run Mountain Estates
How much of Bull Run Mountain Estates 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 Mountain Estates’ trails?
Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bull Run Mountain Estates?
5,749 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bull Run Mountain Estates or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bull Run Mountain Estates have?
Ahead of 7% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Mountain Estates 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 →