Kingstowne Park
Park
80 acres2.4 mi of trail
Kingstowne Park TrailGreen Lake TrailLittle Powerline TrailDead Swamp Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Kingstowne
Kingstowne has 6.8 miles of mapped trails, 2.4 for every square mile of land
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Kingstowne Park (2.4 mi), Beulah Park (0.5 mi), Olander and Margaret Banks Neighborhood Park (0.5 mi). 6% of Kingstowne’s land is conserved, about 113 acres.
Ahead of 84% of U.S. towns · #65 of 253 in Virginia. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
113 acres · of 2.9 sq mi of land
Trails
6.8 mi
2.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
120 ac
6.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
15 mi
6.7 mi lanes · 8.6 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
7
What kind of outdoors town is Kingstowne?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Kingstowne have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kingstowne is ahead of 84% of U.S. towns, #65 of 253 in Virginia. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Kingstowne’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical VA town 4% · U.S. 4%B+Trails2.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · VA 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land6.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (120 acres) · VA 8 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · VA 76% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 84%
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Virginia towns of 2,500+ (253)Ahead of 75%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A. 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
The longest trail network is Kingstowne Park, with 2.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Beulah Park
Managed by Fairfax County Park Authority
13 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Olander and Margaret Banks Neighborhood Park
Managed by Fairfax County Park Authority
10 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Manchester Lakes Park
Managed by Fairfax County Park Authority
8 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dirt Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Kingstowne Park80 acres · 2.4 mi of trail
DirectionsBeulah Park13 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Fairfax County Park Authority
Olander and Margaret Banks Neighborhood Park10 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Fairfax County Park Authority
Manchester Lakes Park8 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Fairfax County Park Authority
Tara Village Park4 acres · Fairfax County Park Authority
Dogue Creek Stream Valley Park1 acres · Fairfax County Park Authority
Who protects it
113 conserved acres
6% of Kingstowne’s land. Who manages Kingstowne’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County109 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits8 ac
Not recorded11 ac
Local Park · 120 acOther Easement · 4 acConservation Easement · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingstowne Park Local Park | County | 75 | Open |
| Olander And Margaret Banks Sr Local Park | County | 21 | Open |
| Beulah Park Local Park | County | 11 | Open |
| Manchester Lakes Park Local Park | County | 8 | Open |
| Tara Village Park Local Park | County | 4 | Open |
| Dogue Creek Stream Valley Park Local Park | Not recorded | 2 | Open |
Things to do
28 places to go in Kingstowne
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Kingstowne
Kiddie Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Kingstowne
24 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Kingstowne
3 dog parks without a name on the map.
Trails & water
5 named trails and 7 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 4.4 mi
Kingstowne Park Trail0.4 mi
Green Lake Trail0.3 mi
Dirt Trail0.2 mi
Little Powerline Trail0.2 mi
Dead Swamp Trail0.1 mi
Biking & sports
15 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
6.7 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
8.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
14Tennis
8Basketball
2Baseball
2Pickleball
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Kingstowne: April to June 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 47 | 56 | 67 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Kingstowne →
Next door
Kingstowne and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingstowne | 6% | 2.4 | 7 | 99%+ | A− |
| Rose Hill | 13% | 1.5 | 22 | 91% | A |
| Franconia | 9% | 2.0 | 11 | 99% | A |
| Hayfield | 16% | 1.6 | 32 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Fort Belvoir | under 1% | 1.0 | 1 | 65% | C |
| Newington | 10% | 0.4 | 22 | 99%+ | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Kingstowne
Where can I hike in Kingstowne?
The longest trail networks: Kingstowne Park, 2.4 miles; Beulah Park, 0.5 miles; Olander and Margaret Banks Neighborhood Park, 0.5 miles; Manchester Lakes Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Kingstowne is conserved land?
6% 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 Kingstowne’s trails?
Kingstowne Park and Beulah Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Kingstowne?
15 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.7 of painted or protected lanes and 8.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Kingstowne?
29,562 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kingstowne or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 120 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Kingstowne have?
Ahead of 84% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #65 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 Kingstowne 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 →