Williams Park
Managed by Town of Richlands
16 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Richlands
Richlands has 33 acres of parks, 6.4 for every 1,000 residents
4.3 miles of mapped trail cross Richlands, 0.8 per square mile of land. 1% of Richlands’ land is conserved, about 37 acres. 67% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns · #172 of 253 in Virginia. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
37 acres · of 5.7 sq mi of land
Trails
4.3 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
33 ac
6.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
67%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Richlands?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Richlands have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Richlands is ahead of 45% of U.S. towns, #172 of 253 in Virginia. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Richlands’ overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical VA town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · VA 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land6.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (33 acres) · VA 8 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home67% 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 45%
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Virginia towns of 2,500+ (253)Ahead of 32%
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
37 conserved acres
1% of Richlands’ land. Who manages Richlands’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits19 ac
Town or city18 ac
Private Conservation · 19 acLocal Park · 14 acLocal Recreation Area · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Clinch River Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 19 | Closed |
| Critterville Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Unknown Ball Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Richlands
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Richlands
Critterville PlaygroundIn Williams Park
DirectionsPlus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Baseball
7Tennis
4Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Richlands: 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 | 56 | 67 | 74 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
October is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Richlands →
Next door
Richlands and its neighbors
Richlands has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richlands | 1% | 0.8 | 6 | 67% | B− |
| Raven | under 1% | 2.9 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Cedar Bluff | 12% | 1.4 | 7 | 64% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Richlands
How much of Richlands 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 Richlands’ trails?
Williams Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Richlands?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Richlands?
15,580 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Richlands or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 33 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Richlands have?
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #172 of 253 in Virginia. 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 Richlands 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 →