Photo: Leonard J. DeFrancisci · CC BY-SA 3.096% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Dumfries
1.6 miles of mapped trail cross Dumfries, 1.0 per square mile of land. 10 acres are parks and preserves, 1.7 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns · #158 of 253 in Virginia. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Dumfries?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Dumfries have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Dumfries is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns, #158 of 253 in Virginia. The share of residents near a park holds 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.
Williams Ordinary Historic Site
7 conserved acres
1% of Dumfries’ land. Who manages Dumfries’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ginn Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Cecil W. Garrison Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Merchant Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
11 places to go in Dumfries
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
11 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
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 map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Dumfries: 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 49 | 57 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 69 | 58 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.3 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Dumfries →
Dumfries and its neighbors
Dumfries 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dumfries | 1% | 1.0 | 2 | 96% | B− |
| Cherry Hill | 3% | 1.8 | 7 | 87% | B+ |
| Triangle | 7% | 0.4 | 4 | 63% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Dumfries
Where can I hike in Dumfries?
The longest trail networks: Ginn Memorial Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Dumfries 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 Dumfries’ trails?
Cecil W Garrison Park and Ginn Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Dumfries?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Dumfries?
12,163 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dumfries or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Dumfries have?
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #158 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 Dumfries 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 →