Vineyard Park West
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Warfieldian · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Vinton
Vinton has 25 acres of parks, 3.1 for every 1,000 residents
1.9 miles of mapped trail cross Vinton, 0.6 per square mile of land. 79% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Vinton’s land is conserved, about 22 acres.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns · #180 of 253 in Virginia. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
22 acres · of 3.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.9 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
25 ac
3.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
79%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.6 mi
0.8 mi lanes · 1.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Vinton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Vinton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Vinton is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns, #180 of 253 in Virginia. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Vinton’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical VA town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · VA 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land3.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (25 acres) · VA 8 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home79% 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 42%
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Virginia towns of 2,500+ (253)Ahead of 29%
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
22 conserved acres
1% of Vinton’s land. Who manages Vinton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County13 ac
Town or city9 ac
Local Park · 16 acLocal Recreation Area · 6 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gearhart Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Vinyard Park Local Park | County | 7 | Open |
| Craig Recreation Center Local Recreation Area | County | 6 | Open |
| M A Banks (Vinton) Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Goode Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Vinton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Vinton
Vinton Pool
DirectionsScenic views in Vinton
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.9 miUnpaved · 1.0 mi
Gladetown Loop Trail0.5 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Roanoke Valley GreenwaysBike route
0.7 miCourts & fields
4Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 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.
When to get out
The best walking months in Vinton: 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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 51 | 59 | 70 | 77 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 70 | 59 | 50 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Vinton →
Next door
Vinton and its neighbors
Vinton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinton | 1% | 0.6 | 3 | 79% | C+ |
| Roanoke | 8% | 1.3 | 18 | 81% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Vinton
How much of Vinton is conserved land?
1% 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 Vinton’s trails?
Vineyard Park West and Goode Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Vinton?
2.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of painted or protected lanes and 1.8 of off-road paths. Named routes: Roanoke Valley Greenways.
Is there public land near Vinton?
17,369 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Vinton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 25 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Vinton have?
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #180 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 Vinton 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 →