New Market Community Park
Managed by Shenandoah County
26 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in New Market
New Market has 6.1 miles of mapped trails, 3.0 for every square mile of land
19% of New Market’s land is conserved, about 245 acres. 92% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 35 acres are parks and preserves, 15 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 93% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
19%
245 acres · of 2.0 sq mi of land
Trails
6.1 mi
3.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
35 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is New Market?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does New Market have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, New Market is ahead of 93% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of New Market’s overall grade.
Conserved land19% of the land · typical VA town 4% · U.S. 4%ATrails3.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · VA 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land15 acres of park per 1,000 residents (35 acres) · VA 8 · U.S. 13BParks close to home92% of residents within a half mile of a park · VA 76% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 93%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A 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
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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.
Who protects it
245 conserved acres
19% of New Market’s land. Who manages New Market’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land156 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits90 ac
County24 ac
Private owners3 ac
Not recorded244 ac
Not Designated · 127 acState Other or Unknown · 127 acPrivate Conservation · 93 acPrivate Historic or Cultural · 90 acLocal Park · 48 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Market Battlefield Historical Park Not Designated | Other state land | 253 | Open |
| SVBF Holding Private Historic or Cultural | Not recorded | 164 | Closed |
| New Market Community Park Local Park | County | 48 | Open |
| Shenandoah Valley Battlefield Foundation Holding Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 17 | Closed |
| Shenandoah Valley Academy Private Conservation | Not recorded | 6 | Closed |
Things to do
6 places to go in New Market
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in New Market
New Market Community PoolIn New Market Community Park
DirectionsPlaygrounds in New Market
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
5Tennis
3Baseball
3Basketball
2Pickleball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in New Market
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) | 44 | 48 | 55 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in New Market →
Questions about parks and trails in New Market
How much of New Market is conserved land?
19% 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 New Market’s trails?
New Market Community Park and Rebel Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near New Market?
30,550 acres of parks and open public land lie inside New Market or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 35 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does New Market have?
Ahead of 93% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 New Market 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 →