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Outdoors in Fincastle

Few parks or trails are on the map in Fincastle

4% of Fincastle’s land is conserved, about 55 acres. 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Fincastle, 0.7 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
4%
55 acres · of 2.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,253 ft
Pine Hills
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
Who protects it

55 conserved acres

4% of Fincastle’s land. Who manages Fincastle’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other state land56 ac
State conservation53 ac
Conservation Easement · 54 acOther Easement · 53 acHistoric or Cultural Easement · 1 acUnknown Easement · 1 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 55 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

Things to do

4 places to go in Fincastle

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Fincastle
Pine Hills1,253 ft elevation
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
3Baseball
1Basketball
1Softball
1Football

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

History along the way

7 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.

History →
Fincastle Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1969
About it
SantillaneBuilding · listed 1974
About it
Prospect HillBuilding · listed 1979
About it
Breckinridge MillBuilding · listed 1980
About it
WilomaBuilding · listed 1985
About it
Hawthorne HallBuilding · listed 2000
About it
Breckinridge Mill ComplexBuilding · listed 2002
About it
GlencoeBuilding · listed 2021
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Fincastle: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.810.811.913.114.214.714.513.612.411.110.19.6
High (°F)465058707784888679695849
Rain (in)3.22.73.63.64.44.34.33.43.93.13.03.4

February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Fincastle →

Questions about parks and trails in Fincastle

Is there public land near Fincastle?

34,158 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fincastle or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Fincastle 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 →