Onancock Gazebo Area
Park
1 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: JodyMBrumage · CC BY-SA 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Onancock
Onancock has 2 acres of parks, 1.3 for every 1,000 residents
0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Onancock, 0.6 per square mile of land. 60% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
1.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
60%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Onancock?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Onancock have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Onancock is ahead of 25% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Onancock’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical VA town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · VA 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land1.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2 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 25%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Onancock. 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 D to C+. 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 Onancock Gazebo Area, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
3 places to go in Onancock
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Onancock
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Onancock
Onancock Town Boat Ramp
DirectionsScenic views in Onancock
1 scenic view without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Master Naturalist Footway0.3 mi
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
4Baseball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Onancock: April to June
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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 49 | 56 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 70 | 59 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Onancock →
Questions about parks and trails in Onancock
Where can I hike in Onancock?
The longest trail networks: Onancock Gazebo Area, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Onancock is conserved land?
under 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 Onancock’s trails?
Onancock Gazebo Area and Onancock Town Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Onancock?
153 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Onancock or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Onancock have?
Ahead of 25% 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 Onancock 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 →