George Richard Thompson State Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
96 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Skyline Parking AreaWebsite ↗
Hollow, The · Photo: Jwalk1230 · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Shenandoah Farms
9% of Shenandoah Farms’ land is conserved: 735 acres
94 acres are parks and preserves, 22 per 1,000 residents. 23% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Shenandoah Farms, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns · #178 of 253 in Virginia. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
735 acres · of 13.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
94 ac
22 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
23%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
866 ft
Venus Hill
Lakes & rivers
3
1 beach · 1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Shenandoah Farms have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Shenandoah Farms is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns, #178 of 253 in Virginia. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Shenandoah Farms’ overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical VA town 4% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · VA 0.7 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land22 acres of park per 1,000 residents (94 acres) · VA 8 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home23% 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 44%
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Virginia towns of 2,500+ (253)Ahead of 30%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Shenandoah Farms. 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
The longest trail network is George Richard Thompson State WMA, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
735 conserved acres
9% of Shenandoah Farms’ land. Who manages Shenandoah Farms’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County1,286 ac
State fish & wildlife91 ac
Not recorded91 ac
Conservation Easement · 644 acOther Easement · 643 acState Conservation Area · 181 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 645 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 181 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Shenandoah Farms
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Shenandoah Farms
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Shenandoah Farms
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Shenandoah Farms: April 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 46 | 54 | 66 | 74 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Shenandoah Farms →
Questions about parks and trails in Shenandoah Farms
Where can I hike in Shenandoah Farms?
The longest trail networks: George Richard Thompson State Wildlife Management Area, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Shenandoah Farms is conserved land?
9% 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 Shenandoah Farms’ trails?
George Richard Thompson State Wildlife Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Shenandoah Farms?
16,193 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Shenandoah Farms or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 94 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Shenandoah Farms have?
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #178 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 Shenandoah Farms 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 →