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Outdoors in Chester Gap

Few parks or trails are on the map in Chester Gap

1 acre is park or preserve, 0.6 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Chester Gap, 0.1 per square mile of land. 36% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
1 acre · of 2.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
0.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
36%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

1 conserved acres

under 1% of Chester Gap’s land. Who manages Chester Gap’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

National Park Service1 ac
National Park · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Shenandoah National Park
National Park
National Park Service1Open
When to get out

The best walking months in Chester Gap: April, July 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.710.711.813.214.314.914.613.712.411.110.09.5
High (°F)414452647280848276655445
Rain (in)3.12.33.63.54.54.74.13.84.83.53.13.2

February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.8 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Chester Gap →

Questions about parks and trails in Chester Gap

Is there public land near Chester Gap?

26,062 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Chester Gap or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Chester Gap 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 →