Tucker Park at Maidens Crossing
Park
35 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Jack Boucher · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Goochland
Few parks or trails are on the map in Goochland
46 acres are parks and preserves, 39 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Tucker Park at Maidens Crossing (1.1 mi). 1.7 miles of mapped trail cross Goochland, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
31 acres · of 5.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.7 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
46 ac
39 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
46%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.5 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Goochland?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Goochland have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Goochland is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Goochland’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical VA town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · VA 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land39 acres of park per 1,000 residents (46 acres) · VA 8 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home46% 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 47%
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Water is 7% of Goochland’s area (0 of 6 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B. 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 Tucker Park at Maidens Crossing, with 1.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Powhatan State Park
Managed by Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
31 conserved acres
1% of Goochland’s land. Water is left out: Goochland has 5.2 square miles of land and 0.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Goochland’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County30 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government29 ac
Other state land2 ac
State conservation1 ac
Not recorded30 ac
Local Park · 59 acConservation Easement · 30 acState Park · 1 acHistoric or Cultural Easement · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goochland Easement Local Park | Not recorded | 59 | Closed |
| Powhatan State Park State Park | Not recorded | 1 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Goochland
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Goochland
Blacktop
DirectionsPlus 5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Goochland
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
0.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
10Tennis
5Baseball
3Football
2Basketball
2Soccer
1Skate park
1Equestrian
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Goochland: April to June
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 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 48 | 52 | 60 | 70 | 78 | 85 | 89 | 87 | 81 | 70 | 60 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 4.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Goochland →
Questions about parks and trails in Goochland
Where can I hike in Goochland?
The longest trail networks: Tucker Park at Maidens Crossing, 1.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Goochland 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.
Are dogs allowed on Goochland’s trails?
Tucker Park at Maidens Crossing and Court House Green don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Goochland?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Goochland?
2,207 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Goochland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 46 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Goochland have?
Ahead of 47% 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 Goochland 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 →