Lake Mercer Park
Managed by Fairfax County Park Authority
35 acres0.2 mi of trail
Grass Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Lake Mercer Parking
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Crosspointe
Crosspointe has 5.2 miles of mapped trails, 2.4 for every square mile of land
88% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 53 acres are parks and preserves, 9.4 per 1,000 residents. 3% of Crosspointe’s land is conserved, about 50 acres.
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns · #90 of 253 in Virginia. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
50 acres · of 2.2 sq mi of land
Trails
5.2 mi
2.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
53 ac
9.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
88%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.2 mi
6.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Crosspointe?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Crosspointe have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Crosspointe is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns, #90 of 253 in Virginia. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Crosspointe’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical VA town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails2.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · VA 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land9.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (53 acres) · VA 8 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home88% 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 75%
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Virginia towns of 2,500+ (253)Ahead of 65%
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 Lake Mercer Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Silverbrook Park
Managed by Fairfax County Park Authority
11 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Laurel Hill Park
Managed by Fairfax County Park Authority
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
50 conserved acres
3% of Crosspointe’s land. Who manages Crosspointe’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County50 ac
Not recorded46 ac
Local Park · 96 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Mercer City Park Local Park | Not recorded | 71 | Open |
| Silverbrook City Park Local Park | Not recorded | 21 | Open |
| Laurel Hill Local Park | County | 4 | Open |
Things to do
11 places to go in Crosspointe
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Crosspointe
11 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.1 miUnpaved · 3.6 mi
PowerLine Trail0.4 mi
Grass Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
6.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
6.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Tennis
5Basketball
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Crosspointe: April to June 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 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 47 | 56 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Crosspointe →
Next door
Crosspointe and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crosspointe | 3% | 2.4 | 9 | 88% | A− |
| South Run | 29% | 3.3 | 73 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Laurel Hill | 46% | 4.1 | 178 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Newington Forest | 32% | 0.9 | 57 | 99%+ | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Crosspointe
Where can I hike in Crosspointe?
The longest trail networks: Lake Mercer Park, 0.2 miles; Silverbrook Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Crosspointe 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 Crosspointe’s trails?
Lake Mercer Park and Silverbrook Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Crosspointe?
6.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Crosspointe?
25,425 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Crosspointe or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 53 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Crosspointe have?
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #90 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 Crosspointe 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 →