Heritage Community Park & Natural Area
Managed by Blacksburg Parks and Recreation
168 acres1.9 mi of trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Outdoors in Blacksburg
Parks, trails & the outdoors in Blacksburg
About 6.8% of Blacksburg is conserved land, roughly 862 acres. There are about 35 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Heritage Community Park & Natural Area (1.9 mi) and Gateway Trail Park (0.9 mi).
Conserved land
6.8%
862 of 12,629 acres
Trails
35 mi
1.8 mi per sq mi · 9 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
32
19 conserved acres per 1,000 people
Bike routes
65 mi
16 mi lanes · 46 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
1 beach
What kind of outdoors town is Blacksburg?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
★ What stands out · Biking & sports
65 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
16 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
46 mi
off-road bike paths
3.4 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
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Huckleberry TrailBike route
0.5 miCourts & fields
44Tennis
26Soccer
20Basketball
14Beach volleyball
10Baseball
10Football
9Lacrosse
4Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
Things to do
65 places to go in Blacksburg
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Blacksburg
Public pools in Blacksburg
Playgrounds in Blacksburg
22 more playgrounds
14 more on the map.
Dog parks in Blacksburg
Picnic areas in Blacksburg
3 more picnic areas
Disc golf in Blacksburg
Community gardens in Blacksburg
History along the way
History →16 historic sites to visit
Plus 6 cemeteries, often the oldest places in town.
6 more on the map.
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Heritage Community Park & Natural Area, with 1.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Gateway Trail Park
Managed by Blacksburg Parks and Recreation
15 acres0.9 mi of trail
ChimneyGateway Trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
Blacksburg Municipal Park
Managed by Blacksburg Parks and Recreation
35 acres
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Shenandoah Bike Trail and Park
Managed by Blacksburg Parks and Recreation
22 acres
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
All 32 parks & preserves
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Heritage Community Park & Natural Area168 acres · 1.9 mi of trail · Blacksburg Parks and Recreation
Directions🌳
Drillfield21 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Virginia Tech
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Wong Park at Bennett Hill9 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Blacksburg Parks and Recreation
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Lower Drillfield2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Virginia Tech
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Hethwood Park12 acres
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Brookfield Village Park12 acres · Blacksburg Parks and Recreation
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Winfrey Fields11 acres · Blacksburg Parks and Recreation
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Huckleberry Trail7 acres · Blacksburg Parks and Recreation
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Primrose Lane Park6 acres · Blacksburg Parks and Recreation
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Westover Hills Park5 acres · Blacksburg Parks and Recreation
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Deerfield Park4 acres · Blacksburg Parks and Recreation
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Lark Lane Park4 acres · Blacksburg Parks and Recreation
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Owens Street Park3 acres · Blacksburg Parks and Recreation
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Slusher Beach2 acres
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Cedar Hill Park1 acres · Blacksburg Parks and Recreation
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Graves Park1 acres · Blacksburg Parks and Recreation
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Sunrise Park1 acres · Blacksburg Parks and Recreation
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Drone Park1 acres · Virginia Tech
Trails & water
10 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 5.2 miHorses · 0.7 miUnpaved · 22.9 mi
Chimney2.2 mi
Yard Sale0.9 mi
Wavelength0.7 mi
Gateway Trail0.5 mi
Snyder's Knob0.5 mi
CRC Walking Trail0.4 mi
Smithfield Pavilion Service Entrance0.2 mi
Pine Forest0.2 mi
Road Connector0.1 mi
Possum Track0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Who protects it
862 conserved acres
Who manages Blacksburg’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land530 ac
Town or city460 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits157 ac
State conservation52 ac
Regional Water Districts45 ac
County9 ac
U.S. Forest Service2 ac
Local Park · 921 acOther Easement · 392 acUnknown Easement · 232 acConservation Easement · 135 acHistoric or Cultural Easement · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 367 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 70 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Community Park and Natural Area Local Park | Town or city | 337 | Open |
| Golf Course Local Park | Not recorded | 107 | Open |
| Community Center Aquatic Center and Muni Park Local Park | Town or city | 68 | Open |
| Shenandoah Bike Trail and Park Local Park | Town or city | 46 | Open |
| Huckleberry Trail Local Park | Town or city | 43 | Open |
| Interchange Park Local Park | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| Northside Park Local Park | Not recorded | 32 | Open |
| Gateway Trail Park Local Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Brookfield Village Local Park | Not recorded | 25 | Open |
| Winfrey Fields Local Park | Town or city | 23 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Next door
Blacksburg and its neighbors
Blacksburg has the most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved | Parks |
|---|---|---|
| Blacksburg | 6.8% | 32 |
| Merrimac | 1% | 1 |
| Prices Fork | 0% | 0 |
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Blacksburg neighbors.
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Trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, 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.