Powell's Landing Park
Managed by Powell's Landing HOW
112 acres1.2 mi of trail
Powell's Creek TrailNorth Pond Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
U. S. Geological Survey National Center · Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Joshuadavisphotography assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 2.5B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Cherry Hill
Cherry Hill has 14 miles of mapped trails, 1.8 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Powell's Landing Park (1.2 mi). 87% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 172 acres are parks and preserves, 6.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns · #114 of 253 in Virginia. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
135 acres · of 7.8 sq mi of land
Trails
14 mi
1.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
172 ac
6.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
87%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.3 mi
6.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
1 beach
What kind of outdoors town is Cherry Hill?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cherry Hill have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cherry Hill is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns, #114 of 253 in Virginia. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cherry Hill’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical VA town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails1.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (14 mi) · VA 0.7 · U.S. 0.4APark land6.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (172 acres) · VA 8 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home87% of residents within a half mile of a park · VA 76% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 68%
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Virginia towns of 2,500+ (253)Ahead of 55%
Water is 15% of Cherry Hill’s area (1 of 9 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
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 Powell's Landing Park, with 1.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
C. Lacey Compton Neighborhood Park
Park
7 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 6 parks & preserves
Powell's Landing Park112 acres · 1.2 mi of trail · Powell's Landing HOW
DirectionsShores Club17 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsC. Lacey Compton Neighborhood Park7 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsCentral Park6 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsSpy Glass Hill Recreational Area7 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsCockpit Point Civil War Park110 acres · Prince William County Department of Parks & Recreation
DirectionsWho protects it
135 conserved acres
3% of Cherry Hill’s land. Water is left out: Cherry Hill has 7.8 square miles of land and 1.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Cherry Hill’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County135 ac
Not recorded135 ac
Local Park · 269 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cockpit Point Local Park | Not recorded | 222 | Open |
| Powells Landing Park Local Park | County | 35 | Open |
| C Lacey Compton neighborhood Park Local Park | County | 13 | Open |
Things to do
64 places to go in Cherry Hill
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Cherry Hill
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Cherry Hill
58 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Dog parks in Cherry Hill
2 dog parks without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Scenic views in Cherry Hill
Dent Family OverlookIn Powell's Landing Park
DirectionsCommunity gardens in Cherry Hill
Potomac Shores Community GardenIn Shores Club
DirectionsPlus 1 community garden without a name on the map.
Trails & water
3 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 5.0 miUnpaved · 9.3 mi
Powell's Creek Trail2.3 mi
North Pond Trail0.6 mi
Potomac Heritage Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
6.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
6.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
20Tennis
10Baseball
7Soccer
7Basketball
3Football
3Tracks
1Field hockey
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Cherry Hill: 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 49 | 57 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 69 | 58 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.3 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cherry Hill →
Next door
Cherry Hill and its neighbors
Cherry Hill has the second most mapped trails of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Hill | 3% | 1.8 | 7 | 87% | B+ |
| Dumfries | 1% | 1.0 | 2 | 96% | B− |
| Leesylvania | 15% | 3.0 | 10 | 96% | A |
| Triangle | 7% | 0.4 | 4 | 63% | B− |
| Quantico Base | under 1% | 5.3 | under 1 | 46% | C |
| Montclair | 1% | 0.7 | 2 | 60% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cherry Hill
Where can I hike in Cherry Hill?
The longest trail networks: Powell's Landing Park, 1.2 miles; Shores Club, 0.4 miles; C. Lacey Compton Neighborhood Park, 0.3 miles; Central Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cherry Hill 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 Cherry Hill’s trails?
Powell's Landing Park and Shores Club don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Cherry Hill?
6.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Cherry Hill?
17,995 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cherry Hill or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 172 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cherry Hill have?
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #114 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 Cherry Hill 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 →