Photo: Mojo Hand · CC BY-SA 4.017% of Manassas Park’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 17% of Manassas Park’s land is conserved, about 335 acres. 3.8 miles of mapped trail cross Manassas Park, 1.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns · #18 of 253 in Virginia. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Manassas Park?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Manassas Park have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Manassas Park is ahead of 96% of U.S. towns, #18 of 253 in Virginia. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Signal Hill Park, with 1.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Blooms Park
Baker Street Park
All 5 parks & preserves
335 conserved acres
17% of Manassas Park’s land. Who manages Manassas Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blooms Park Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 246 | Open |
| Signal Hill Park Local Park | Town or city | 80 | Open |
| Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority Parcel Local Park | County | 9 | Open |
29 places to go in Manassas Park
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
28 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1.3 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 map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Manassas Park: April 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) | 43 | 47 | 56 | 67 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Manassas Park →
Manassas Park and its neighbors
Manassas Park 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 Manassas Park
Where can I hike in Manassas Park?
The longest trail networks: Signal Hill Park, 1.3 miles; Blooms Park, 1.1 miles; Costello Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Manassas Park is conserved land?
17% 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 Manassas Park’s trails?
Signal Hill Park and Blooms Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Manassas Park?
1.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Manassas Park?
21,175 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Manassas Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 397 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Manassas Park have?
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #18 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 Manassas Park 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 →