Photo: Mark Warner · CC BY-SA 2.0Wytheville has 12 miles of mapped trails, 0.8 for every square mile of land
24 acres are parks and preserves, 2.9 per 1,000 residents. 35% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns · #219 of 253 in Virginia. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Wytheville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Wytheville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wytheville is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns, #219 of 253 in Virginia. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Withers Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Elizabeth Brown Memorial Park
23 conserved acres
under 1% of Wytheville’s land. Who manages Wytheville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| George James Park Local Park | County | 18 | Open |
| Withers Park Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
| Elizabeth Brown Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
1 places to go in Wytheville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Wytheville: April, June 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 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 47 | 55 | 66 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 56 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
November is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Wytheville →
Questions about parks and trails in Wytheville
Where can I hike in Wytheville?
The longest trail networks: Withers Park, 0.2 miles; Elizabeth Brown Memorial Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Wytheville is conserved land?
under 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 Wytheville’s trails?
Withers Park and Elizabeth Brown Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Wytheville?
2.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Wytheville?
46,367 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wytheville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 24 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wytheville have?
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #219 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 Wytheville 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 →