Photo: Magnolia677 · CC BY 4.0Raven has 19 miles of mapped trails, 2.9 for every square mile of land
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Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Raven?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Raven have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Raven is ahead of 17% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park 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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1 places to go in Raven
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
The best walking months in Raven: 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) | 43 | 47 | 55 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
October is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Raven →
Raven and its neighbors
Raven has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raven | under 1% | 2.9 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Richlands | 1% | 0.8 | 6 | 67% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Raven
How much of Raven 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 Raven?
13,514 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Raven or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Raven have?
Ahead of 17% 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 Raven 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 →