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Garst Mill Park
Park
34 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Garst Mill Park Parking
Outdoors · Cave Spring
Cave Spring, VA parks, trails & bike paths
About 1.4% of Cave Spring is conserved land, roughly 104 acres. There are about 3.1 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Cave Spring, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Cave Spring outdoors
Conserved land
1.4%
104 of 7,611 acres
Trails
3.1 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
1
4 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
2.6 mi
2.1 mi lanes · 0.5 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.
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Cave Spring
Freedom Playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Garst Mill Park
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
104 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes2.1 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.5 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis42
- Baseball11
- Pickleball6
- Soccer2
- Tracks1
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Cave Spring
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Special Designation Area 56 acLocal Park 53 acUnknown Easement 2 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge ParkwaySpecial Designation Area | National Park Service | 56 | Restricted |
| Garst Mill Park GreenwayLocal Park | County | 28 | Open |
| Oak Grove ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 13 | Restricted |
| Darrell Shell ParkLocal Park | County | 12 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Destroyed Parking Lot as of 6/3/18In Garst Mill Park · Ruins
Hackett CemeteryCemetery
James E Day CemeteryCemetery
Laurel Ridge Primitive Baptist Church CemeteryCemetery
Muse CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Cave Spring and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Cave Spring'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.