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Outdoors in Fieldale

6% of Fieldale’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 6% of Fieldale’s land is conserved, about 64 acres. 65 acres are parks and preserves, 83 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
6%
64 acres · of 1.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
65 ac
83 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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

1
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.

Fieldale Park

Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

64 conserved acres

6% of Fieldale’s land. Who manages Fieldale’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County63 ac
Other state land11 ac
Not recorded60 ac
Local Park · 120 acUnknown Easement · 11 acLocal Recreation Area · 3 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Henry County Park
Local Park
Not recorded120Open
Ball Park
Local Recreation Area
County3Open
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
2Baseball
2Tennis

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

History along the way

3 places on the National Register

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

History →
Virginia HomeBuilding · listed 2000
About it
Marshall Field and Company ClubhouseBuilding · listed 2005
About it
Fieldale Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2008
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Fieldale: April and May

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)9.910.811.913.114.114.714.413.512.411.210.29.7
High (°F)485260717885888680716051
Rain (in)3.72.94.03.74.34.54.24.24.73.63.33.7

February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.7 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Fieldale →

Next door

Fieldale and its neighbors

Fieldale has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Fieldale— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Collinsville2%0.5415%C

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Fieldale

Are dogs allowed on Fieldale’s trails?

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

Is there public land near Fieldale?

6,997 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fieldale or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 65 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Fieldale neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →