Chris Greene Lake Park
Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: WaldoJ · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Earlysville
13% of Earlysville’s land is conserved: 247 acres
42% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 16 acres are parks and preserves, 13 per 1,000 residents. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Earlysville, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
13%
247 acres · of 3.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
16 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
42%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Earlysville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Earlysville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Earlysville is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Earlysville’s overall grade.
Conserved land13% of the land · typical VA town 4% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · VA 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (16 acres) · VA 8 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home42% of residents within a half mile of a park · VA 76% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 58%
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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
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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.
Who protects it
247 conserved acres
13% of Earlysville’s land. Who manages Earlysville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County448 ac
State conservation17 ac
Other state land17 ac
Not recorded11 ac
Other Easement · 236 acConservation Easement · 235 acLocal Park · 22 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 236 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Greene Lake Park Local Park | County | 22 | Restricted |
Things to do
2 places to go in Earlysville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Earlysville
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
1Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Earlysville: 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 50 | 58 | 69 | 76 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 69 | 58 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.7 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 Earlysville →
Questions about parks and trails in Earlysville
How much of Earlysville is conserved land?
13% 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 Earlysville’s trails?
Chris Greene Lake Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Earlysville?
4,649 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Earlysville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 16 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Earlysville have?
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Earlysville 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 →