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Montross courthouse 2Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Montross

Few parks or trails are on the map in Montross

0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Montross, 0.5 per square mile of land. 26% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
1 acre · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Near a park
26%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

1 conserved acres

under 1% of Montross’ land. Who manages Montross’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other state land1 ac
Unknown Easement · 1 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 1 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

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
1Multi-sport
1Tracks
1Baseball
1Softball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Montross Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2023
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Montross: April and May

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.810.711.813.114.214.814.613.612.411.110.09.5
High (°F)475058697785898780706050
Rain (in)3.12.73.83.33.94.44.64.54.34.03.23.6

February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Montross →

Questions about parks and trails in Montross

Is there public land near Montross?

2,005 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Montross or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Montross neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →