Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park
Managed by Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority
17 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Dunn Loring
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Dunn Loring
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 61 acres are parks and preserves, 6.8 per 1,000 residents. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Dunn Loring, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns · #136 of 253 in Virginia. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
54 acres · of 2.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
61 ac
6.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
9.0 mi
2.8 mi lanes · 6.2 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Dunn Loring?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Dunn Loring have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Dunn Loring is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns, #136 of 253 in Virginia. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Dunn Loring’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical VA town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · VA 0.7 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land6.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (61 acres) · VA 8 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · VA 76% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 60%
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Virginia towns of 2,500+ (253)Ahead of 46%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B+. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Dunn Loring Fairgounds
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Briarcliff Park
Managed by Fairfax County Park Authority
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
South Railroad Street Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Fairfax County Park Authority
Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park17 acres · Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority
DirectionsDunn Loring Park16 acres
DirectionsDunn Loring Fairgounds6 acres
Briarcliff Park5 acres · Fairfax County Park Authority
Tysons Woods Park5 acres · Fairfax County Park Authority
Who protects it
54 conserved acres
4% of Dunn Loring’s land. Who manages Dunn Loring’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County54 ac
Not recorded41 ac
Local Park · 95 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington and Old Dominion Trail Local Park | County | 34 | Open |
| Dunn Loring City Park Local Park | County | 31 | Open |
| Briarcliff Park Local Park | County | 13 | Open |
| Tysons Woods Local Park | County | 10 | Open |
| South Railroad Street Local Park | County | 4 | Open |
| Kilmer Center Park Local Park | Not recorded | 3 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Dunn Loring
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Dunn Loring
Governors Square Children's Playground
DirectionsPlus 7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
9.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.8 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
6.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
6Tennis
5Basketball
4Baseball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Dunn Loring: 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 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 46 | 54 | 66 | 74 | 82 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Dunn Loring →
Next door
Dunn Loring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunn Loring | 4% | 0.2 | 7 | 99%+ | B |
| Vienna | 6% | 0.8 | 11 | 99%+ | A− |
| Tysons | 4% | 0.7 | 4 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Merrifield | 3% | 0.2 | 2 | 99% | B− |
| Idylwood | 6% | 1.1 | 7 | 99%+ | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Dunn Loring
How much of Dunn Loring is conserved land?
4% 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 Dunn Loring’s trails?
Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park and Dunn Loring Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Dunn Loring?
9.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.8 of painted or protected lanes and 6.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Dunn Loring?
21,587 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dunn Loring or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 61 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Dunn Loring have?
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #136 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 Dunn Loring 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 →