Plum Creek Park
Managed by Montgomery County
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
James Charlton Farm · Photo: Skye Marthaler · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Plum Creek
Plum Creek has 15 acres of parks, 14 for every 1,000 residents
1% of Plum Creek’s land is conserved, about 15 acres. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Plum Creek, 0.3 per square mile of land. 61% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
15 acres · of 1.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
15 ac
14 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
61%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Plum Creek have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Plum Creek is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Plum Creek’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical VA town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · VA 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land14 acres of park per 1,000 residents (15 acres) · VA 8 · U.S. 13BParks close to home61% 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 44%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Plum Creek. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
15 conserved acres
1% of Plum Creek’s land. Who manages Plum Creek’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County15 ac
Not recorded7 ac
Local Park · 21 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plum Creek Park Local Park | County | 21 | Open |
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
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Plum Creek: April, June 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 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 48 | 56 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Plum Creek →
Next door
Plum Creek and its neighbors
Plum Creek has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plum Creek | 1% | 0.3 | 14 | 61% | C+ |
| Radford | 5% | 0.8 | 11 | 83% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Plum Creek
How much of Plum Creek 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 Plum Creek’s trails?
Plum Creek Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Plum Creek?
6,636 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Plum Creek or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 15 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Plum Creek have?
Ahead of 44% 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 Plum Creek 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 →