Abbott-Duncan Recreation Fields
Park
20 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: By nannetteturner; Nannette Turner · CC BY 2.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Rustburg
23% of Rustburg’s land is conserved: 1,802 acres
9% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Rustburg, 0.1 per square mile of land. 21 acres are parks and preserves, 15 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
23%
1,802 acres · of 12.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
21 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
9%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,434 ft
Long Mountain
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Rustburg?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Rustburg have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rustburg is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Rustburg’s overall grade.
Conserved land23% of the land · typical VA town 4% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · VA 0.7 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land15 acres of park per 1,000 residents (21 acres) · VA 8 · U.S. 13BParks close to home9% of residents within a half mile of a park · VA 76% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 42%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Rustburg. 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
1,802 conserved acres
23% of Rustburg’s land. Who manages Rustburg’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation1,782 ac
Other state land1,781 ac
County19 ac
Not recorded19 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,782 acOther Easement · 1,781 acLocal Park · 37 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,783 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott-duncan Recreation Fields Local Park | County | 37 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Rustburg
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Rustburg
Long Mountain1,434 ft elevation
DirectionsPlus 1 peak without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Village Walking Trail0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
2Baseball
1Football
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 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 Rustburg: 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 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 50 | 58 | 68 | 75 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 78 | 68 | 58 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.4 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Rustburg →
Questions about parks and trails in Rustburg
How much of Rustburg is conserved land?
23% 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 Rustburg’s trails?
Abbott-Duncan Recreation Fields doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Rustburg?
1,540 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rustburg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 21 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Rustburg have?
Ahead of 42% 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 Rustburg 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 →