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Outdoors in Ridgeley

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Ridgeley

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 4% of Ridgeley’s land is conserved, about 7 acres. 3 acres are parks and preserves, 12 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
4%
7 acres · of 0.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

7 conserved acres

4% of Ridgeley’s land. Who manages Ridgeley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city3 ac
National Park Service2 ac
Not recorded5 ac
Local Recreation Area · 3 acPrivate Park · 2 acLocal Park · 2 acHistoric or Cultural Area · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Melvin M Heiskell Field
Private Park
Not recorded5Closed
Park
Local Recreation Area
Town or city3Open
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Historic or Cultural Area
National Park Service2Restricted
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
1Baseball
1Tennis
1Football

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

April is the best month for walking in Ridgeley

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.710.611.813.214.315.014.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)404554677684888780685544
Rain (in)2.62.43.33.54.34.33.73.43.62.92.73.0

February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ridgeley →

Questions about parks and trails in Ridgeley

Is there public land near Ridgeley?

5,153 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ridgeley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Ridgeley 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 →