Ben Lomond · Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Sudley has 5.0 miles of mapped trails, 1.8 for every square mile of land
97% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 13% of Sudley’s land is conserved, about 226 acres. The biggest trail networks: Ben Lomond Park (1 mi).
Ahead of 91% of U.S. towns · #32 of 253 in Virginia. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Sudley?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Sudley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sudley is ahead of 91% of U.S. towns, #32 of 253 in Virginia. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Ben Lomond Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Fairmont Neighborhood Park
Bull Run Regional Park
226 conserved acres
13% of Sudley’s land. Who manages Sudley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Lomond Regional Park / Splashdown Local Park | Not recorded | 394 | Open |
| Fairmont Park Local Park | County | 40 | Open |
| Ben Lomond Manor House Local Park | Not recorded | 11 | Restricted |
| Bull Run Regional Park Local Park | Not recorded | 6 | Open |
| Ben Lomond Community Center Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
| Unnamed Prince William County Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
25 places to go in Sudley
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
25 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
2.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place 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.
April is the best month for walking in Sudley
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 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 47 | 56 | 67 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Sudley →
Sudley and its neighbors
Sudley has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sudley | 13% | 1.8 | 14 | 97% | A |
| Bull Run | 43% | 1.7 | 453 | 94% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Sudley
Where can I hike in Sudley?
The longest trail networks: Ben Lomond Park, 1 miles; Ben Lomond Plantation, 0.4 miles; Fairmont Neighborhood Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Sudley is conserved land?
13% 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 Sudley’s trails?
Ben Lomond Park and Ben Lomond Plantation don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Sudley?
2.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.6 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Sudley?
18,044 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sudley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 259 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sudley have?
Ahead of 91% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #32 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 Sudley neighbors.
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 →