Photo: Brookeln · Public domainCountryside has 5.9 miles of mapped trails, 2.3 for every square mile of land
1 acre is park or preserve, 0.1 per 1,000 residents. 57% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns · #200 of 253 in Virginia. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Countryside?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Countryside have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Countryside is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns, #200 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
1 conserved acres
under 1% of Countryside’s land. Who manages Countryside’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Countryside Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
23 places to go in Countryside
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
21 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
7 named trails
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 Countryside: April 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 46 | 55 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Countryside →
Countryside and its neighbors
Countryside has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Countryside | under 1% | 2.3 | under 1 | 57% | C+ |
| Cascades | 29% | 2.8 | 55 | 87% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Countryside
How much of Countryside is conserved land?
under 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 Countryside’s trails?
Countryside Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Countryside?
14,434 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Countryside or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Countryside have?
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #200 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 Countryside 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 →