W.O. Riley Park
Park
19 acres0.8 mi of trail
W.O. Riley Park Foot Path
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto W.O. Riley Car Parking
Photo: DwayneP · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Woodstock
Woodstock has 186 acres of parks, 32 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: W.O. Riley Park (0.8 mi). 79% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5% of Woodstock’s land is conserved, about 127 acres.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns · #117 of 253 in Virginia. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
127 acres · of 3.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
186 ac
32 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
79%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Woodstock have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Woodstock is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns, #117 of 253 in Virginia. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Woodstock’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical VA town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · VA 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land32 acres of park per 1,000 residents (186 acres) · VA 8 · U.S. 13B+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 67%
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Virginia towns of 2,500+ (253)Ahead of 54%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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
The longest trail network is W.O. Riley Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Riverview Park
Park
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Water Street Nature Reserve
Nature preserve
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
127 conserved acres
5% of Woodstock’s land. Who manages Woodstock’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County72 ac
Town or city48 ac
Not recorded116 ac
Local Park · 236 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Park Local Park | Not recorded | 162 | Open |
| WO Riley Park Local Park | Not recorded | 43 | Open |
| Riverview Park Local Park | County | 29 | Open |
| Indian Spring Wetland Local Park | Not recorded | 2 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Woodstock
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Woodstock
W.O. Riley Park PoolIn W.O. Riley Park
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Woodstock
W.O. Riley Park Play GroundIn W.O. Riley Park
DirectionsPlus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
W.O. Riley Park Foot Path0.4 mi
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
9Tennis
2Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Woodstock
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 | 55 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Woodstock →
Questions about parks and trails in Woodstock
Where can I hike in Woodstock?
The longest trail networks: W.O. Riley Park, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Woodstock 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.
Are dogs allowed on Woodstock’s trails?
W.O. Riley Park and Shenandoah County Fairgrounds don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Woodstock?
53,819 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Woodstock or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 186 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Woodstock have?
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #117 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 Woodstock 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 →