Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Fishersville has 13 miles of mapped trails, 0.6 for every square mile of land
25% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 33 acres are parks and preserves, 3.5 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns · #223 of 253 in Virginia. What drives it
How much outdoors does Fishersville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fishersville is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns, #223 of 253 in Virginia. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls 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
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77 conserved acres
1% of Fishersville’s land. Who manages Fishersville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 44 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | County | 33 | Open |
2 places to go in Fishersville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
4.1 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 best walking months in Fishersville: 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) | 44 | 48 | 56 | 67 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.4 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Fishersville →
Fishersville and its neighbors
Fishersville has the most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fishersville | 1% | 0.6 | 4 | 25% | C |
| Waynesboro | 2% | 0.8 | 6 | 53% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Fishersville
How much of Fishersville 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.
Where can I bike in Fishersville?
4.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of painted or protected lanes and 3.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Fishersville?
23,328 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fishersville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 33 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Fishersville have?
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #223 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 Fishersville 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 →