Few parks or trails are on the map in Captains Cove
4.1 miles of mapped trail cross Captains Cove, 1.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Captains Cove?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Captains Cove have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Captains Cove is ahead of 14% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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2 named trails
The best walking months in Captains Cove: 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 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 48 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 59 | 50 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Captains Cove →
Questions about parks and trails in Captains Cove
How much of Captains Cove is conserved land?
under 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.
Is there public land near Captains Cove?
19,509 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Captains Cove or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Captains Cove have?
Ahead of 14% 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 Captains Cove neighbors.
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 →