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Iron Gate, VirginiaPhoto: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0
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Outdoors in Iron Gate

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Iron Gate

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1 acre is park or preserve, 2.6 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
under 1%
1 acre · of 0.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
2.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
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

1 conserved acres

under 1% of Iron Gate’s land. Water is left out: Iron Gate has 0.3 square miles of land and 0.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Iron Gate’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city1 ac
Local Park · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Town Park
Local Park
Town or city1Open
When to get out

The best walking months in Iron Gate: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.810.711.813.114.214.814.513.612.411.110.19.6
High (°F)454957697783878579695748
Rain (in)3.02.73.53.74.34.43.93.53.72.82.93.3

February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Iron Gate →

Questions about parks and trails in Iron Gate

Is there public land near Iron Gate?

66,855 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Iron Gate or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Iron Gate 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 →