Spring Green · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Central Garage
18% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 40 acres are parks and preserves, 21 per 1,000 residents. 4% of Central Garage’s land is conserved, about 117 acres.
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Central Garage have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Central Garage is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident 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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117 conserved acres
4% of Central Garage’s land. Who manages Central Garage’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 77 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| King WIlliam Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 79 | Open |
1 places to go in Central Garage
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Central Garage: 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 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 48 | 52 | 60 | 71 | 78 | 85 | 90 | 88 | 81 | 71 | 61 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 4.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Central Garage →
Questions about parks and trails in Central Garage
How much of Central Garage is conserved land?
4% 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 Central Garage?
538 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Central Garage or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 40 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Central Garage have?
Ahead of 44% 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 Central Garage 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 →