Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in King George
6 acres are parks and preserves, 1.3 per 1,000 residents. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross King George, 0.1 per square mile of land. 40% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns · #239 of 253 in Virginia. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is King George?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does King George have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, King George is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns, #239 of 253 in Virginia. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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151 conserved acres
2% of King George’s land. Who manages King George’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 144 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Field Local Recreation Area | County | 5 | Open |
| King George County Parks & Rec Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
13 places to go in King George
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Plus 1 boat launch without a name on the map.
2 lakes & rivers
2.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in King George: 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 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 50 | 58 | 69 | 77 | 84 | 89 | 86 | 80 | 70 | 59 | 50 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.6 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 King George →
Questions about parks and trails in King George
How much of King George is conserved land?
2% 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.
Where can I bike in King George?
2.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near King George?
10,114 acres of parks and open public land lie inside King George or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does King George have?
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #239 of 253 in Virginia. 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 King George neighbors.
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 →