Photo: Mojo Hand · CC BY-SA 4.0Colonial Heights has 6.7 miles of mapped trails, 0.9 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Appamatuck Park (0.6 mi). 80% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 152 acres are parks and preserves, 8.3 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns · #131 of 253 in Virginia. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Colonial Heights?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Colonial Heights have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Colonial Heights is ahead of 62% of U.S. towns, #131 of 253 in Virginia. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Appamatuck Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
White Bank Park
Fort Clifton Park
Flora M Hill Park
All 6 parks & preserves
139 conserved acres
3% of Colonial Heights’ land. Who manages Colonial Heights’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 12 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 42 | Open |
| Fort Clifton Park Local Park | Town or city | 31 | Open |
| White Bank Park Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Appamatuck Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Colonial Heights Parks And Recreation Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Edinborough Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Lakeview Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Flora Hill Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Recreation Area Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
13 places to go in Colonial Heights
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
5 boat launches without a name on the map.
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
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.
6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Colonial Heights: April and May
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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 49 | 53 | 61 | 71 | 78 | 86 | 90 | 88 | 82 | 72 | 61 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 4.9 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Colonial Heights →
Colonial Heights and its neighbors
Colonial Heights has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Heights | 3% | 0.9 | 8 | 80% | B |
| Ettrick | 5% | 0.4 | 12 | 84% | B+ |
| Petersburg | 12% | 1.2 | 20 | 77% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Colonial Heights
Where can I hike in Colonial Heights?
The longest trail networks: Appamatuck Park, 0.6 miles; White Bank Park, 0.1 miles; Flora M Hill Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Colonial Heights 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 Colonial Heights’ trails?
Appamatuck Park and White Bank Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Colonial Heights?
8,701 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Colonial Heights or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 152 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Colonial Heights have?
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #131 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 Heights 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 →