Old Courthouse Spring Branch Park
Managed by Fairfax County Park Authority
33 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Duane Lempke · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Tysons
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Tysons
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 2.9 miles of mapped trail cross Tysons, 0.7 per square mile of land. 113 acres are parks and preserves, 3.9 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns · #119 of 253 in Virginia. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
105 acres · of 4.3 sq mi of land
Trails
2.9 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
113 ac
3.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
9.6 mi
6.4 mi lanes · 2.4 mi paths
Highest peak
512 ft
Gantt Hill
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Tysons?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Tysons have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tysons is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns, #119 of 253 in Virginia. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Tysons’ overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical VA town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · VA 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land3.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (113 acres) · VA 8 · U.S. 13CParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · VA 76% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 66%
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Virginia towns of 2,500+ (253)Ahead of 53%
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 Old Courthouse Spring Branch Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Metro Park
Managed by Capital One Center
3 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Scotts Run Stream Valley Park
Managed by Fairfax County Park Authority
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Westgate Park
Managed by Fairfax County Park Authority
12 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 11 parks & preserves
Old Courthouse Spring Branch Park33 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Fairfax County Park Authority
DirectionsMetro Park3 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Capital One Center
DirectionsWestgate Park12 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Fairfax County Park Authority
DirectionsRaglan Road Park10 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Fairfax County Park Authority
The Rotonda (Private)6 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsScotts Run Stream Valley Park13 acres · Fairfax County Park Authority
DirectionsAshgrove Historic Site Park11 acres · Fairfax County Park Authority
DirectionsFreedom Hill Park8 acres · Fairfax County Park Authority
DirectionsKen Lawrence Park8 acres
DirectionsHeritage Resource Park2 acres · Fairfax County Park Authority
Capital One East Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
105 conserved acres
4% of Tysons’ land. Who manages Tysons’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County98 ac
Private owners7 ac
Not recorded98 ac
Local Park · 203 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Courthouse Spring Branch Park Local Park | Not recorded | 67 | Open |
| Westgate Local Park | County | 24 | Open |
| Ashgrove Historic Site Local Park | County | 23 | Open |
| Scotts Run Stream Valley Park Local Park | Not recorded | 22 | Open |
| Raglan Road Local Park | Not recorded | 21 | Open |
| Freedom Hill City Park Local Park | Not recorded | 16 | Open |
| Jones Branch Park Local Park | Not recorded | 11 | Open |
| The Rotonda Park Local Park | Private owners | 7 | Open |
| Arbor Row Stream Valley Park Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
| Raglan Road Park Local Park | Not recorded | 5 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
34 places to go in Tysons
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Tysons
Tiny Tikes ParkIn Tiny Tykes Park
DirectionsWestbriar Elementary Playground
DirectionsPlus 23 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Tysons
Big Dog ParkIn The Rotonda (Private)
DirectionsSmall Dog ParkIn The Rotonda (Private)
DirectionsPlus 3 dog parks without a name on the map.
Peaks in Tysons
Gantt Hill512 ft elevation
DirectionsFreedom Hill459 ft elevation · In Raglan Road Park
DirectionsPicnic areas in Tysons
2 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Rotunda Trail0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
9.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
6.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
2.4 mi
off-road bike paths
0.7 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
21Tennis
18Basketball
8Soccer
4Pickleball
4Baseball
2Volleyball
1Beach volleyball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Tysons: 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) | 43 | 46 | 55 | 66 | 74 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Tysons →
Next door
Tysons and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tysons | 4% | 0.7 | 4 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Vienna | 6% | 0.8 | 11 | 99%+ | A− |
| Dunn Loring | 4% | 0.2 | 7 | 99%+ | B |
| Wolf Trap | 17% | 2.6 | 61 | 89% | A+ |
| Pimmit Hills | 7% | 1.3 | 10 | 99%+ | A |
| McLean | 15% | 1.7 | 26 | 96% | A |
| Idylwood | 6% | 1.1 | 7 | 99%+ | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Tysons
Where can I hike in Tysons?
The longest trail networks: Old Courthouse Spring Branch Park, 0.3 miles; Metro Park, 0.3 miles; Westgate Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Tysons 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 Tysons’ trails?
Old Courthouse Spring Branch Park and Metro Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Tysons?
9.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.4 of painted or protected lanes, 2.4 of off-road paths and 0.7 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Tysons?
21,610 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tysons or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 113 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Tysons have?
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #119 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 Tysons 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 →