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Buildings in Cumberland, VAPhoto: Ser Amantio di Nicolao · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Cumberland

Few parks or trails are on the map in Cumberland

7% of Cumberland’s land is conserved, about 184 acres. 9 acres are parks and preserves, 33 per 1,000 residents. 1.7 miles of mapped trail cross Cumberland, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
7%
184 acres · of 4.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.7 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
9 ac
33 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Madison Ballfield

Managed by Cumberland County
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

184 conserved acres

7% of Cumberland’s land. Who manages Cumberland’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources184 ac
Not recorded184 ac
State Resource Management Area · 368 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Cumberland State Forest
State Resource Management Area
Not recorded368Open
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
3Softball
2Baseball
1Football

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Cumberland County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1994
About it
Cumberland Court House Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2007
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Cumberland: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.810.811.913.114.214.714.513.612.411.110.19.6
High (°F)475159707784888680705950
Rain (in)3.42.83.83.44.24.04.43.94.63.73.43.7

February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cumberland →

Questions about parks and trails in Cumberland

Are dogs allowed on Cumberland’s trails?

Madison Ballfield doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Cumberland?

16,627 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cumberland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 195 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Cumberland 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 →