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Heathsville Historic District - courthouse green from porchPhoto: AlbertHerring · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Heathsville

Few parks or trails are on the map in Heathsville

20% of Heathsville’s land is conserved, about 506 acres. 7.5 miles of mapped trail cross Heathsville, 1.9 per square mile of land. 1% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
20%
506 acres · of 4.0 sq mi of land
Trails
7.5 mi
1.9 per sq mi of land
Near a park
1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
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
Who protects it

506 conserved acres

20% of Heathsville’s land. Who manages Heathsville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other state land507 ac
State conservation505 ac
Conservation Easement · 506 acOther Easement · 505 acHistoric or Cultural Easement · 1 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 506 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

2 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
1Soccer

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

9 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
SpringfieldBuilding · listed 1979
About it
St. Stephen's ChurchBuilding · listed 1979
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Heathsville Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1992
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Kirkland Grove CampgroundBuilding · listed 1992
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Rice's HotelBuilding · listed 1992
About it
Coan Baptist ChurchBuilding · listed 1995
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SunnysideBuilding · listed 1996
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Academy, TheBuilding · listed 1997
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OakleyBuilding · listed 1999
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When to get out

The best walking months in Heathsville: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.810.711.813.114.214.814.513.612.411.110.19.5
High (°F)475158697784898781716051
Rain (in)3.32.83.93.43.74.64.74.84.34.03.13.6

February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 4.8 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Heathsville →

Questions about parks and trails in Heathsville

Is there public land near Heathsville?

1,009 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Heathsville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Heathsville neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →