Reynolds Homestead · Photo: MarmadukePercy · CC BY-SA 3.0Patrick Springs has 12 miles of mapped trails, 0.8 for every square mile of land
15% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5 acres are parks and preserves, 2.2 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Patrick Springs have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Patrick Springs is ahead of 19% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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The best walking months in Patrick Springs: April, May 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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 51 | 59 | 69 | 77 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 59 | 50 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.1 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Patrick Springs →
Questions about parks and trails in Patrick Springs
How much of Patrick Springs 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.
Is there public land near Patrick Springs?
9,304 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Patrick Springs or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Patrick Springs have?
Ahead of 19% 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 Patrick Springs neighbors.
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 →