Belmont Park
Park
56 acres1.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Emmanuel Church at Brook Hill · Photo: Crazyale · CC BY-SA 3.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Lakeside
Lakeside has 11 miles of mapped trails, 2.6 for every square mile of land
10% of Lakeside’s land is conserved, about 272 acres. The biggest trail networks: Belmont Park (1.7 mi). 86% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns · #39 of 253 in Virginia. What drives it
Conserved land
10%
272 acres · of 4.3 sq mi of land
Trails
11 mi
2.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
266 ac
21 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
86%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.3 mi
2.2 mi lanes · 0.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Lakeside?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lakeside have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lakeside is ahead of 90% of U.S. towns, #39 of 253 in Virginia. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lakeside’s overall grade.
Conserved land10% of the land · typical VA town 4% · U.S. 4%A−Trails2.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (11 mi) · VA 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land21 acres of park per 1,000 residents (266 acres) · VA 8 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home86% of residents within a half mile of a park · VA 76% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 90%
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Virginia towns of 2,500+ (253)Ahead of 85%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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 Belmont Park, with 1.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lakeside Recreation Area
Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Belmont Park56 acres · 1.7 mi of trail
Bryan Park35 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Lakeside Recreation Area11 acres
Brook Road Neighborhood Park6 acres
DirectionsSpring Park Historic Site3 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
272 conserved acres
10% of Lakeside’s land. Who manages Lakeside’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County155 ac
Town or city110 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits6 ac
Joint6 ac
Regional Water Districts6 ac
Not recorded230 ac
Local Park · 496 acConservation Easement · 12 acOther Easement · 6 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens Local Park | Not recorded | 151 | Open |
| Belmont Golf Course Local Park | County | 120 | Open |
| Belmont Park and Golf Course Local Park | Not recorded | 120 | Open |
| Bryan Park Local Park | Town or city | 35 | Open |
| Holladay Park Local Park | County | 31 | Open |
| Lakeside Club Road (Lakeside Little League) Local Park | Not recorded | 21 | Open |
| Brook Road Neighborhood Park Local Park | Not recorded | 13 | Open |
| Spring Park Historic Site Local Park | Not recorded | 6 | Open |
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.5 mi
Woodland Walk0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
25Tennis
7Baseball
2Football
2Basketball
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).
Emmanuel Church at Brook HillBuilding · listed 2000
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Lakeside: 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 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 48 | 52 | 60 | 70 | 78 | 85 | 89 | 87 | 81 | 71 | 60 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 4.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lakeside →
Next door
Lakeside and its neighbors
Lakeside has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Lakeside
Where can I hike in Lakeside?
The longest trail networks: Belmont Park, 1.7 miles; Bryan Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lakeside is conserved land?
10% 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 Lakeside’s trails?
Belmont Park and Bryan Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lakeside?
2.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.2 of painted or protected lanes and 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Lakeside?
6,441 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lakeside or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 266 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lakeside have?
Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #39 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 Lakeside 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 →