Baylor Park
Managed by Town of Kilmarnock
8 acres0.3 mi of trail
Baylor Park Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Kilmarnock
11% of Kilmarnock’s land is conserved: 243 acres
6% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Kilmarnock, 0.6 per square mile of land. 8 acres are parks and preserves, 6.3 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
243 acres · of 3.4 sq mi of land
Trails
2.2 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
6.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
6%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Kilmarnock?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Kilmarnock have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kilmarnock is ahead of 46% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Kilmarnock’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical VA town 4% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · VA 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land6.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (8 acres) · VA 8 · U.S. 13CParks close to home6% of residents within a half mile of a park · VA 76% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 46%
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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
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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 Baylor Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
243 conserved acres
11% of Kilmarnock’s land. Who manages Kilmarnock’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land269 ac
State conservation205 ac
Conservation Easement · 231 acOther Easement · 206 acHistoric or Cultural Easement · 26 acUnknown Easement · 11 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 243 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
Things to do
3 places to go in Kilmarnock
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Kilmarnock
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Kilmarnock
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Baylor Park Trail0.3 mi
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
1Basketball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Grace Episcopal ChurchBuilding · listed 2017
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Kilmarnock: 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 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 50 | 57 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Kilmarnock →
Questions about parks and trails in Kilmarnock
Where can I hike in Kilmarnock?
The longest trail networks: Baylor Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Kilmarnock is conserved land?
11% 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 Kilmarnock’s trails?
Baylor Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Kilmarnock?
1,336 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kilmarnock or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Kilmarnock have?
Ahead of 46% 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 Kilmarnock 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 →