Gloucester Youth Baseball
Park
8 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Matthew W. King · CC BY-SA 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Gloucester Courthouse
Few parks or trails are on the map in Gloucester Courthouse
4.9 miles of mapped trail cross Gloucester Courthouse, 0.7 per square mile of land. 16% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 9 acres are parks and preserves, 2.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns · #232 of 253 in Virginia. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
11 acres · of 7.0 sq mi of land
Trails
4.9 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
9 ac
2.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
16%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Gloucester Courthouse?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Gloucester Courthouse have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Gloucester Courthouse is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns, #232 of 253 in Virginia. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Gloucester Courthouse’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical VA town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · VA 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land2.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (9 acres) · VA 8 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home16% of residents within a half mile of a park · VA 76% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 22%
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Virginia towns of 2,500+ (253)Ahead of 8%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Gloucester Courthouse. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. 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 Gloucester Youth Baseball, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
11 conserved acres
under 1% of Gloucester Courthouse’s land. Who manages Gloucester Courthouse’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits8 ac
Other state land3 ac
State conservation1 ac
Local Park · 8 acConservation Easement · 2 acHistoric or Cultural Easement · 1 acOther Easement · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucester Youth Baseball Park Local Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 8 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Gloucester Courthouse
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Gloucester Courthouse
Ware House Landing
DirectionsBiking & 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
4Baseball
1Soccer
1Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Gloucester County Courthouse Square Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1973
About itGloucester Women's ClubBuilding · listed 1974
About itZion Poplars Baptist ChurchBuilding · listed 1999
About itT.C. Walker HouseBuilding · listed 2009
About itGloucester Downtown Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2010
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Gloucester Courthouse: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.8 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 49 | 51 | 59 | 69 | 77 | 84 | 89 | 87 | 80 | 71 | 60 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Gloucester Courthouse →
Questions about parks and trails in Gloucester Courthouse
Where can I hike in Gloucester Courthouse?
The longest trail networks: Gloucester Youth Baseball, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Gloucester Courthouse is conserved land?
under 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.
Are dogs allowed on Gloucester Courthouse’s trails?
Gloucester Youth Baseball and Beaverdam Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Gloucester Courthouse?
7,264 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Gloucester Courthouse or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Gloucester Courthouse have?
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #232 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 Gloucester Courthouse 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 →