Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Colonial Beach
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Colonial Beach. 15 acres are parks and preserves, 3.9 per 1,000 residents. 46% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns · #240 of 253 in Virginia. What drives it
How much outdoors does Colonial Beach have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Colonial Beach is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns, #240 of 253 in Virginia. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Water is 12% of Colonial Beach’s area (0 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Eleanor Park
15 conserved acres
1% of Colonial Beach’s land. Water is left out: Colonial Beach has 2.4 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Colonial Beach’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castlewood Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Robins Grove Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Colonial Beach Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Water Tower Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Wilder Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
6 places to go in Colonial Beach
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.2 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Colonial Beach: 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 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 49 | 57 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 89 | 87 | 80 | 70 | 59 | 50 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 4.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Colonial Beach →
Questions about parks and trails in Colonial Beach
Where can I hike in Colonial Beach?
The longest trail networks: Eleanor Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Colonial Beach is conserved land?
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.
Are dogs allowed on Colonial Beach’s trails?
Town Hill and Eleanor Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Colonial Beach?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Colonial Beach?
5,178 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Colonial Beach or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 15 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Colonial Beach have?
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #240 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 Colonial Beach 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 →