Photo: self · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Wattsville
0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Wattsville, 0.1 per square mile of land. 5% of Wattsville’s land is conserved, about 142 acres.
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Wattsville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wattsville is ahead of 15% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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
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142 conserved acres
5% of Wattsville’s land. Who manages Wattsville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallops Island National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 186 | Restricted |
| Migratory Bird Open Space Private Conservation | Not recorded | 48 | Closed |
2 places to go in Wattsville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
The best walking months in Wattsville: 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 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 48 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 59 | 50 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (3.1 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 Wattsville →
Wattsville and its neighbors
Wattsville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wattsville | 5% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Atlantic | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wattsville
How much of Wattsville is conserved land?
5% 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.
Is there public land near Wattsville?
12,805 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wattsville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wattsville have?
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Wattsville 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 →