J.S. Easterly Park
Managed by Town of Lebanon
19 acres0.6 mi of trail
William W. Bolling Memorial Hiking TrailHillside Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Lebanon
Lebanon has 8.3 miles of mapped trails, 1.7 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: J.S. Easterly Park (0.6 mi). 25 acres are parks and preserves, 8.1 per 1,000 residents. 55% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns · #176 of 253 in Virginia. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
3 acres · of 4.8 sq mi of land
Trails
8.3 mi
1.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
25 ac
8.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
55%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Lebanon?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lebanon have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lebanon is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns, #176 of 253 in Virginia. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lebanon’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical VA town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails1.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · VA 0.7 · U.S. 0.4APark land8.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (25 acres) · VA 8 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home55% 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 44%
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Virginia towns of 2,500+ (253)Ahead of 31%
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
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 J.S. Easterly Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
3 conserved acres
under 1% of Lebanon’s land. Who manages Lebanon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city3 ac
Local Park · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| J S Easterly Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
11 places to go in Lebanon
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Lebanon
Lebanon Town PoolIn Lebanon Town Park
DirectionsLebanon Town PoolIn Lebanon Town Park
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Lebanon
Don Castle PlaygroundIn J.S. Easterly Park
DirectionsPlus 8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
3 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 5.7 mi
"Through the Pines" 5K XC Course2.3 mi
William W. Bolling Memorial Hiking Trail0.2 mi
Hillside Trail0.1 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
8Soccer
3Tracks
3Tennis
2Baseball
2Basketball
1Softball
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Lebanon: 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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 78 | 68 | 57 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 4.0 |
October is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Lebanon →
Questions about parks and trails in Lebanon
Where can I hike in Lebanon?
The longest trail networks: J.S. Easterly Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lebanon is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Lebanon’s trails?
J.S. Easterly Park and Lebanon Town Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lebanon?
15,523 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lebanon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 25 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lebanon have?
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #176 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 Lebanon 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 →