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2016-10-03 16 30 32 View north along Virginia State Route 245 (Fauquier Avenue) at Virginia State Route 55 (Main Street) in The Plains, Fauquier County, VirginiaPhoto: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in The Plains

Few parks or trails are on the map in The Plains

2% of The Plains’ land is conserved, about 3 acres.

Conserved land
2%
3 acres · of 0.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

3 conserved acres

2% of The Plains’ land. Who manages The Plains’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County5 ac
Conservation Easement · 3 acOther Easement · 3 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Things to do

1 places to go in The Plains

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in The Plains

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
The Plains Historic DistrictPlace · listed 2014
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in The Plains: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.710.711.813.214.314.914.613.712.411.110.09.5
High (°F)424655667482868578675646
Rain (in)3.12.43.63.44.54.54.33.54.43.73.23.4

February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in The Plains →

Questions about parks and trails in The Plains

Is there public land near The Plains?

1,521 acres of parks and open public land lie inside The Plains or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from The Plains neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →