Powell's Creek Greenway
Managed by Prince William County Department of Parks, Recreation, & Tourism
65 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Prince William Forest Park Historic District · Photo: National Park Service Digital Image Archives · Public domainCOutdoors
Outdoors in Montclair
Montclair has 35 acres of parks, 1.6 for every 1,000 residents
4.0 miles of mapped trail cross Montclair, 0.7 per square mile of land. 60% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns · #211 of 253 in Virginia. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
28 acres · of 6.0 sq mi of land
Trails
4.0 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
35 ac
1.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
60%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.3 mi
4.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
3 beaches · 1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Montclair?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Montclair have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Montclair is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns, #211 of 253 in Virginia. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Montclair’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical VA town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · VA 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land1.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (35 acres) · VA 8 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home60% 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 34%
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Virginia towns of 2,500+ (253)Ahead of 17%
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Anne Moncure Wall Community Park
Managed by Prince William County Park Authority
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
28 conserved acres
1% of Montclair’s land. Who manages Montclair’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County28 ac
Not recorded13 ac
Local Park · 41 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Moncure Wall Park Local Park | Not recorded | 26 | Open |
| Anne Moncure Wall Community Park Local Park | County | 15 | Open |
Things to do
30 places to go in Montclair
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Montclair
Playgrounds in Montclair
25 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Montclair
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Montclair
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.6 mi
Potomac Heritage Trail1.7 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
4.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
26Tennis
13Basketball
10Baseball
4Football
2Soccer
2Multi-sport
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Montclair: 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 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 48 | 56 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 69 | 58 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 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 September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Montclair →
Next door
Montclair 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montclair | 1% | 0.7 | 2 | 60% | C |
| Dale City | 6% | 0.7 | 7 | 75% | B |
| Independent Hill | 4% | 0.8 | 21 | 85% | B+ |
| Leesylvania | 15% | 3.0 | 10 | 96% | A |
| Cherry Hill | 3% | 1.8 | 7 | 87% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Montclair
How much of Montclair is conserved land?
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 Montclair’s trails?
Powell's Creek Greenway and Anne Moncure Wall Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Montclair?
4.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Montclair?
17,225 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Montclair or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 35 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Montclair have?
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #211 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 Montclair 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 →