Nokesville Community Park
Park
98 acres2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Nokesville Truss Bridge · Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Nokesville
Nokesville has 252 acres of parks, 205 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Nokesville Community Park (2 mi), Valley View Park (1.7 mi). 6.0 miles of mapped trail cross Nokesville, 0.6 per square mile of land. 36% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
296 acres · of 9.6 sq mi of land
Trails
6.0 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
252 ac
205 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
36%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.5 mi
1.5 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Nokesville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Nokesville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Nokesville is ahead of 70% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Nokesville’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical VA town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · VA 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land205 acres of park per 1,000 residents (252 acres) · VA 8 · U.S. 13AParks close to home36% of residents within a half mile of a park · VA 76% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 70%
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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 Nokesville Community Park, with 2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lehigh Portland Park
Nature preserve
25 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
296 conserved acres
5% of Nokesville’s land. Who manages Nokesville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County247 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits98 ac
Not recorded247 ac
Local Park · 493 acConservation Easement · 49 acUnknown Easement · 49 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View Park Local Park | Not recorded | 249 | Open |
| Nokesville Park Local Park | County | 195 | Open |
| Lehigh Portland Park Local Park | Not recorded | 50 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Nokesville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Nokesville
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
1.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
14Baseball
11Soccer
8Equestrian
6Tennis
2Basketball
1Volleyball
1Football
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
April is the best month for walking in Nokesville
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 | 56 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 69 | 58 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Nokesville →
Questions about parks and trails in Nokesville
Where can I hike in Nokesville?
The longest trail networks: Nokesville Community Park, 2 miles; Valley View Park, 1.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Nokesville is conserved land?
5% 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 Nokesville’s trails?
Nokesville Community Park and Valley View Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Nokesville?
1.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Nokesville?
10,415 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Nokesville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 252 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Nokesville have?
Ahead of 70% 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 Nokesville 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 →