Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park
Managed by Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority
8 acres0.6 mi of trail
W&OD Bridle Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Oak Grove
99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Oak Grove
The biggest trail networks: Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park (0.6 mi). 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Oak Grove, 0.6 per square mile of land. 9 acres are parks and preserves, 3.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
8 acres · of 1.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
9 ac
3.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.1 mi
0.4 mi lanes · 0.7 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Oak Grove?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Oak Grove have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Oak Grove is ahead of 53% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Oak Grove’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical VA town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · VA 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land3.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (9 acres) · VA 8 · U.S. 13CParks close to home99% 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 53%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Oak Grove. 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 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
The longest trail network is Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
8 conserved acres
1% of Oak Grove’s land. Who manages Oak Grove’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County8 ac
Not recorded8 ac
Local Park · 16 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington and Old Dominion Trail Local Park | Not recorded | 16 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Oak Grove
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Oak Grove
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.7 miHorses · 0.7 miUnpaved · 0.7 mi
W&OD Bridle Trail0.7 mi
Biking & sports
1.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Oak Grove: 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 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 46 | 55 | 66 | 74 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Oak Grove →
Next door
Oak Grove and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Oak Grove
Where can I hike in Oak Grove?
The longest trail networks: Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Oak Grove 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 Oak Grove’s trails?
Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Oak Grove?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of painted or protected lanes and 0.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Oak Grove?
16,165 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oak Grove or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Oak Grove have?
Ahead of 53% 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 Oak Grove 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 →