Photo: Rutke421 18:56, 10 April 2008 (UTC) · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Glade Spring
6 acres are parks and preserves, 2.6 per 1,000 residents. 79% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Glade Spring, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Glade Spring have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Glade Spring is ahead of 27% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull 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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9 conserved acres
1% of Glade Spring’s land. Who manages Glade Spring’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 7 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glade Spring Rec. Park Local Park | Not recorded | 6 | Restricted |
2 places to go in Glade Spring
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Glade Spring: April, June 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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 49 | 57 | 68 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 78 | 68 | 57 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.7 |
November is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.9 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Glade Spring →
Questions about parks and trails in Glade Spring
How much of Glade Spring 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.
Is there public land near Glade Spring?
9,665 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Glade Spring or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Glade Spring have?
Ahead of 27% 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 Glade Spring 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 →