Eakin Park
Managed by Fairfax County Park Authority
72 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Ser_Amantio_di_Nicolao · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Mantua
12% of Mantua’s land is conserved: 182 acres
2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Mantua, 0.9 per square mile of land. 183 acres are parks and preserves, 22 per 1,000 residents. 75% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 83% of U.S. towns · #67 of 253 in Virginia. What drives it
Conserved land
12%
182 acres · of 2.4 sq mi of land
Trails
2.2 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
183 ac
22 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
75%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.7 mi
2.7 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Mantua?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mantua have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mantua is ahead of 83% of U.S. towns, #67 of 253 in Virginia. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mantua’s overall grade.
Conserved land12% of the land · typical VA town 4% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · VA 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land22 acres of park per 1,000 residents (183 acres) · VA 8 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home75% 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 83%
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Virginia towns of 2,500+ (253)Ahead of 74%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be 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 Eakin Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Accotink Stream Valley Park
Managed by Fairfax County Park Authority
67 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Sally Ormsby Park
Managed by Fairfax County Park Authority
40 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
182 conserved acres
12% of Mantua’s land. Who manages Mantua’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County181 ac
Town or city14 ac
Not recorded179 ac
Local Park · 374 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accotink Stream Valley Park Local Park | Not recorded | 205 | Open |
| Eakin (mantua Section) Local Park | County | 152 | Open |
| Mantua Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Karen Drive Park Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
Things to do
10 places to go in Mantua
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Mantua
Pinewood Plaza Playground
DirectionsPlus 9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.6 miUnpaved · 0.9 mi
SingleTrack0.1 mi
Biking & sports
2.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
5Tennis
4Basketball
1Multi-sport
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Mantua: 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 | 46 | 55 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Mantua →
Next door
Mantua 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mantua | 12% | 0.9 | 22 | 75% | A− |
| Woodburn | 16% | 0.9 | 30 | 94% | A |
| Fairfax | 5% | 1.3 | 10 | 99%+ | A |
| Merrifield | 3% | 0.2 | 2 | 99% | B− |
| Long Branch | 8% | 1.6 | 19 | 99% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Mantua
Where can I hike in Mantua?
The longest trail networks: Eakin Park, 0.2 miles; Accotink Stream Valley Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Mantua is conserved land?
12% 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 Mantua’s trails?
Eakin Park and Accotink Stream Valley Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Mantua?
2.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Mantua?
26,976 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mantua or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 183 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mantua have?
Ahead of 83% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #67 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 Mantua 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 →