Frying Pan Farm Park
Managed by Fairfax County
134 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: TheMathinator · CC BY-SA 3.0A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Floris
16% of Floris’ 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. 16% of Floris’ land is conserved, about 279 acres. 3.3 miles of mapped trail cross Floris, 1.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 97% of U.S. towns · #15 of 253 in Virginia. What drives it
Conserved land
16%
279 acres · of 2.8 sq mi of land
Trails
3.3 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
293 ac
39 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.5 mi
0.3 mi lanes · 1.1 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Floris?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Floris have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Floris is ahead of 97% of U.S. towns, #15 of 253 in Virginia. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Floris’ overall grade.
Conserved land16% of the land · typical VA town 4% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · VA 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land39 acres of park per 1,000 residents (293 acres) · VA 8 · U.S. 13A−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 97%
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Virginia towns of 2,500+ (253)Ahead of 94%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A to A+. 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
The longest trail network is Frying Pan Farm Park, with 1.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Horsepen Run Stream Valley Park
Managed by Fairfax County Park Authority
88 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Handicapped
Frying Pan Stream Valley Park
Managed by Fairfax County Park Authority
19 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Handicapped
Floris School Site Park
Managed by Fairfax County Park Authority
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
279 conserved acres
16% of Floris’ land. Who manages Floris’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County279 ac
Not recorded279 ac
Local Park · 558 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frying Pan City Park Local Park | County | 269 | Open |
| Horsepen Run Stream Valley Park Local Park | County | 174 | Open |
| Frying Pan Stream Valley Park Local Park | Not recorded | 58 | Open |
| Frying Pan Stream Valley Local Park | County | 47 | Open |
| Floris School Site Local Park | Not recorded | 10 | Open |
Things to do
22 places to go in Floris
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Floris
Monterey Estates Playground
DirectionsPlus 18 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Floris
3 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
2.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.1 mi
off-road bike paths
1.0 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
7Basketball
6Soccer
3Equestrian
2Tennis
1Football
1Baseball
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). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Floris: 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 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 46 | 55 | 66 | 74 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Floris →
Next door
Floris and its neighbors
Floris has the most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floris | 16% | 1.2 | 39 | 99%+ | A+ |
| McNair | 4% | 0.7 | 3 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Franklin Farm | 2% | 0.4 | 6 | 99% | B |
| Sully Square | 9% | 1.4 | 21 | 99%+ | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Floris
Where can I hike in Floris?
The longest trail networks: Frying Pan Farm Park, 1.2 miles; Horsepen Run Stream Valley Park, 0.9 miles; Frying Pan Stream Valley Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Floris is conserved land?
16% 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 Floris’ trails?
Frying Pan Farm Park and Horsepen Run Stream Valley Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Floris?
2.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of painted or protected lanes, 1.1 of off-road paths and 1.0 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Floris?
20,419 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Floris or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 293 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Floris have?
Ahead of 97% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #15 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 Floris 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 →