Barton Lake Park
Park
22 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: joshdoe · CC BY-SA 2.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Burke Centre
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Burke Centre
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 4.2 miles of mapped trail cross Burke Centre, 1.3 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Barton Lake Park (0.5 mi).
Ahead of 81% of U.S. towns · #77 of 253 in Virginia. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
94 acres · of 3.1 sq mi of land
Trails
4.2 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
117 ac
6.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.7 mi
0.7 mi lanes · 4.0 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
7
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Burke Centre?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Burke Centre have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Burke Centre is ahead of 81% of U.S. towns, #77 of 253 in Virginia. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Burke Centre’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical VA town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · VA 0.7 · U.S. 0.4APark land6.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (117 acres) · VA 8 · U.S. 13C+Parks 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 81%
LessMore
Virginia towns of 2,500+ (253)Ahead of 70%
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 Barton Lake Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pohick Stream Valley Park
Nature preserve
83 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
94 conserved acres
5% of Burke Centre’s land. Who manages Burke Centre’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County94 ac
Not recorded94 ac
Local Park · 189 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pohick Stream Valley Park Local Park | Not recorded | 167 | Open |
| South Run Stream Valley Park Local Park | Not recorded | 22 | Open |
Things to do
32 places to go in Burke Centre
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Burke Centre
Landings Pool
DirectionsWoods Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Burke Centre
29 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Burke Centre
boat rampIn Barton Lake Park
DirectionsTrails & water
7 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
4.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.7 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
4.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
22Tennis
12Basketball
2Baseball
2Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Burke Centre: 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 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 47 | 55 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 87 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Burke Centre →
Next door
Burke Centre and its neighbors
Burke Centre has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burke Centre | 5% | 1.3 | 7 | 99%+ | A− |
| Fairfax Station | 6% | 0.3 | 31 | 96% | A− |
| Burke | 12% | 1.5 | 15 | 98% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Burke Centre
Where can I hike in Burke Centre?
The longest trail networks: Barton Lake Park, 0.5 miles; Pohick Stream Valley Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Burke Centre is conserved land?
5% 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 Burke Centre’s trails?
Barton Lake Park and Pohick Stream Valley Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Burke Centre?
4.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of painted or protected lanes and 4.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Burke Centre?
29,714 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Burke Centre or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 117 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Burke Centre have?
Ahead of 81% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #77 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 Burke Centre 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 →