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English Park
Park
69 acres0.7 mi of trail
Eagle Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Altavista
Altavista, VA parks, trails & bike paths
About 5.5% of Altavista is conserved land, roughly 188 acres. There are about 6.5 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in English Park (0.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Altavista, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Altavista outdoors
Conserved land
5.5%
188 of 3,423 acres
Trails
6.5 mi
1.2 mi per sq mi · 3 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
6
56 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Shreve Park
Park
15 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Trade Lot
3
Avoca Museum
Park
9 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
John H. Moseley Memorial Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Boat launches in Altavista
Staunton River Boat LaunchIn English Park
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 2.8 miUnpaved 3.3 mi
- Eagle Trail1.6 mi
- Jenks River Trail0.9 mi
- Green Hill Connector0.5 mi
- Jenks River Loop0.3 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
188 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 10 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis8
- Baseball6
- Basketball4
- Soccer1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Altavista
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 371 acOther Easement 141 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| English ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 284 | Open |
| Staunton Riverfront ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 52 | Open |
| Shreve ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 32 | Open |
| Bedford Ave. Neighborhood ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Avondale Dr. Neighborhood ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Leonard Coleman Memorial ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Commonwealth Mobile Home ParkBuilding
ManpowerBuilding
Veterans War MemorialIn Shreve Park · War memorial
Adams Chapel CemeteryCemetery
Green Hill CemeteryCemetery
Lynch GraveyardCemetery
Nearby
Altavista and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altavista | 5.5% | 6.5 mi | 6 |
| Hurt | 0.3% | 3.0 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Altavista's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.