Windsor Castle Park
Managed by Smithfield Parks & Recreation
208 acres3.9 mi of trail
Windsor Castle Park TrailJericho BridgeStation BridgeMason Street Bridge
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Corvokarasu at English Wikipedia · Public domainA−Outdoors
Outdoors in Smithfield
Smithfield has 11 miles of mapped trails, 1.1 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Windsor Castle Park (3.9 mi). 257 acres are parks and preserves, 29 per 1,000 residents. 81% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 79% of U.S. towns · #83 of 253 in Virginia. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
246 acres · of 9.7 sq mi of land
Trails
11 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
257 ac
29 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
81%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.9 mi
0.9 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
3 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Smithfield?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Smithfield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Smithfield is ahead of 79% of U.S. towns, #83 of 253 in Virginia. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, conserved land lowest.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Smithfield’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical VA town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (11 mi) · VA 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land29 acres of park per 1,000 residents (257 acres) · VA 8 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home81% 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 79%
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Virginia towns of 2,500+ (253)Ahead of 67%
Water is 9% of Smithfield’s area (1 of 11 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A. 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 Windsor Castle Park, with 3.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Wellington Park
Park
19 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Riverview Park
Managed by Isle of Wight County Parks and Recreation Department
9 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 6 parks & preserves
Windsor Castle Park208 acres · 3.9 mi of trail · Smithfield Parks & Recreation
DirectionsRiverview Park9 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Isle of Wight County Parks and Recreation Department
DirectionsClontz Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Smithfield Parks & Recreation
DirectionsWellington Park19 acres
Beale Park7 acres
DirectionsJoyner Field1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
246 conserved acres
4% of Smithfield’s land. Water is left out: Smithfield has 9.7 square miles of land and 0.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Smithfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city226 ac
Other state land96 ac
County14 ac
Not recorded17 ac
Local Park · 257 acHistoric or Cultural Easement · 48 acConservation Easement · 47 acOther Easement · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor Castle Park Local Park | Town or city | 198 | Open |
| Riverview Park Local Park | County | 27 | Open |
| Wellington Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Clontz Park Local Park | Not recorded | 7 | Open |
| Beale Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
Things to do
27 places to go in Smithfield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Smithfield
19 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Smithfield
Bark ParkIn Windsor Castle Park
DirectionsScenic views in Smithfield
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
4 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 4.2 mi
Windsor Castle Park Trail3.1 mi
Station Bridge0.1 mi
Jericho Bridge0.1 mi
Mason Street Bridge0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
9Baseball
6Tennis
3Basketball
2Soccer
2Pickleball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →7 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.
Old Isle of Wight CourthouseBuilding · listed 1970
About itSmithfield Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1973
About itP.D. Gwaltney Jr. HouseBuilding · listed 1999
About itWindsor Castle FarmBuilding · listed 2000
About itWilliam Rand TavernBuilding · listed 2004
About itRobert Tynes HouseBuilding · listed 2007
About itIvy Hill CemeteryDistrict · listed 2007
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Smithfield: April and May
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) | 50 | 53 | 60 | 70 | 77 | 85 | 89 | 87 | 81 | 71 | 61 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Smithfield →
Questions about parks and trails in Smithfield
Where can I hike in Smithfield?
The longest trail networks: Windsor Castle Park, 3.9 miles; Riverview Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Smithfield is conserved land?
4% 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 Smithfield’s trails?
Windsor Castle Park and Wellington Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Smithfield?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Smithfield?
6,386 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Smithfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 257 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Smithfield have?
Ahead of 79% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #83 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 Smithfield 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 →