Creed Fields Park
Park
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: jpmueller99 from Shenandoah Valley of VA, USA · CC BY 2.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Shawsville
Few parks or trails are on the map in Shawsville
29% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Shawsville, 0.2 per square mile of land. 5% of Shawsville’s land is conserved, about 71 acres.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
71 acres · of 2.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
13 ac
9.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
29%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Shawsville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Shawsville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Shawsville is ahead of 36% 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 Shawsville’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical VA town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · VA 0.7 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land9.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (13 acres) · VA 8 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home29% of residents within a half mile of a park · VA 76% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 36%
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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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Sweet Springs State Natural Area Preserve
Nature preserve
7 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
71 conserved acres
5% of Shawsville’s land. Who manages Shawsville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation69 ac
Other state land64 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits7 ac
Not recorded7 ac
Other Easement · 69 acConservation Easement · 63 acState Conservation Area · 7 acPrivate Conservation · 7 acHistoric or Cultural Easement · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 64 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Springs State Natural Area Preserve State Conservation Area | State conservation | 14 | Closed |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
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
4Tennis
3Baseball
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Shawsville: April, July 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) | 45 | 49 | 57 | 68 | 75 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 78 | 68 | 57 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Shawsville →
Questions about parks and trails in Shawsville
Where can I hike in Shawsville?
The longest trail networks: Sweet Springs State Natural Area Preserve, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Shawsville is conserved land?
5% 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 Shawsville’s trails?
Creed Fields Park and Sweet Springs State Natural Area Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Shawsville?
6,573 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Shawsville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Shawsville have?
Ahead of 36% 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 Shawsville 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 →