Verling Park
Managed by Town of Gordonsville
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Rutke421 · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Gordonsville
Gordonsville has 2 acres of parks, 1.7 for every 1,000 residents
1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Gordonsville, 1.1 per square mile of land. 89% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
4 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
1.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
89%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Gordonsville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Gordonsville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Gordonsville is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Gordonsville’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical VA town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · VA 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land1.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2 acres) · VA 8 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home89% of residents within a half mile of a park · VA 76% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 47%
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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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
4 conserved acres
1% of Gordonsville’s land. Who manages Gordonsville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land2 ac
Not recorded2 ac
Local Park · 2 acUnknown Easement · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verling Park Local Park | Not recorded | 2 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Gordonsville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Gordonsville
Dix Memorial PoolIn Verling Park
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Gordonsville
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & 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
1Baseball
1Tennis
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). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Gordonsville: 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) | 45 | 49 | 58 | 69 | 76 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 69 | 58 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Gordonsville →
Questions about parks and trails in Gordonsville
How much of Gordonsville 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 Gordonsville’s trails?
Verling Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Gordonsville?
467 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Gordonsville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Gordonsville 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 Gordonsville 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 →