Northern Fauquier Community Park
Managed by Fauquier County
91 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Marshall
9% of Marshall’s land is conserved: 171 acres
The biggest trail networks: Northern Fauquier Community Park (0.7 mi). 104 acres are parks and preserves, 32 per 1,000 residents. 88% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns · #87 of 253 in Virginia. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
171 acres · of 2.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
104 ac
32 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
88%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.8 mi
1.8 mi paths
Highest peak
748 ft
Stephensons Hill
What kind of outdoors town is Marshall?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Marshall have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Marshall is ahead of 77% of U.S. towns, #87 of 253 in Virginia. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Marshall’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical VA town 4% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · VA 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land32 acres of park per 1,000 residents (104 acres) · VA 8 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home88% 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 77%
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Virginia towns of 2,500+ (253)Ahead of 66%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Marshall. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
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 Northern Fauquier Community Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
171 conserved acres
9% of Marshall’s land. Who manages Marshall’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County91 ac
State conservation80 ac
Other state land79 ac
Not recorded91 ac
Local Park · 182 acConservation Easement · 80 acOther Easement · 79 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 80 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Fauquier Community Park Local Park | Not recorded | 169 | Open |
| Marshall Community Center Local Park | County | 13 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Marshall
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Marshall
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Marshall
Stephensons Hill748 ft elevation
DirectionsBiking & sports
1.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Baseball
2Multi-sport
2Beach volleyball
2Soccer
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).
When to get out
The best walking months in Marshall: 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) | 42 | 46 | 54 | 66 | 74 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Marshall →
Questions about parks and trails in Marshall
Where can I hike in Marshall?
The longest trail networks: Northern Fauquier Community Park, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Marshall is conserved land?
9% 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 Marshall’s trails?
Northern Fauquier Community Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Marshall?
1.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Marshall?
6,344 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Marshall or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 104 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Marshall have?
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #87 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 Marshall 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 →