Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
Managed by National Park Service
1,150 acres4.9 mi of trail
Harrison House TrailMcCoull TrailEast Angle Trail
Dogs usually limited
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Mojo Hand · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Spotsylvania Courthouse
19% of Spotsylvania Courthouse’s land is conserved: 1,305 acres
The biggest trail networks: Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park (4.9 mi). 20% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6.0 miles of mapped trail cross Spotsylvania Courthouse, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns · #159 of 253 in Virginia. What drives it
Conserved land
19%
1,305 acres · of 10.7 sq mi of land
Trails
6.0 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
34 ac
4.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
20%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.5 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Spotsylvania Courthouse?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Spotsylvania Courthouse have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Spotsylvania Courthouse is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns, #159 of 253 in Virginia. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Spotsylvania Courthouse’s overall grade.
Conserved land19% of the land · typical VA town 4% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · VA 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land4.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (34 acres) · VA 8 · U.S. 13CParks close to home20% 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 50%
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Virginia towns of 2,500+ (253)Ahead of 37%
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 Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, with 4.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Legion Field
Park
16 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Marshall Park
Managed by Spotsylvania County
16 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,305 conserved acres
19% of Spotsylvania Courthouse’s land. Who manages Spotsylvania Courthouse’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
National Park Service1,188 ac
Other state land181 ac
County26 ac
Other or Unknown Federal Land1 ac
Historic or Cultural Area · 1,170 acConservation Easement · 108 acHistoric or Cultural Easement · 91 acLocal Recreation Area · 17 acLocal Park · 9 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 109 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park Historic or Cultural Area | National Park Service | 1,170 | Restricted |
| Spotsylvania Recreation Complex Local Recreation Area | County | 17 | Open |
| Mareshall Park Local Park | County | 9 | Open |
Things to do
10 places to go in Spotsylvania Courthouse
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Spotsylvania Courthouse
10 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
3 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 5.7 mi
Harrison House Trail0.6 mi
McCoull Trail0.2 mi
East Angle Trail0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Baseball
4Soccer
4Equestrian
3Tennis
2Softball
1Basketball
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). The map also marks 8 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Spotsylvania Courthouse: April to June
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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 50 | 58 | 69 | 77 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 69 | 59 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Spotsylvania Courthouse →
Questions about parks and trails in Spotsylvania Courthouse
Where can I hike in Spotsylvania Courthouse?
The longest trail networks: Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, 4.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Spotsylvania Courthouse is conserved land?
19% 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 Spotsylvania Courthouse’s trails?
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park and Legion Field don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Spotsylvania Courthouse?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Spotsylvania Courthouse?
7,878 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Spotsylvania Courthouse or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 34 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Spotsylvania Courthouse have?
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #159 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 Spotsylvania Courthouse 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 →