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Covington City Park & Pool
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Covington
Covington, VA parks, trails & bike paths
About 14% of Covington is conserved land, roughly 510 acres. There are about 6.5 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Covington, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Covington outdoors
Conserved land
14%
510 of 3,610 acres
Trails
6.5 mi
1.2 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
2
90 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.
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Reservoir Park
Park
3 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.
Playgrounds in Covington
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Trails
Named trails
- Dry Run Trail1.4 mi
- Jackson River Scenic Trail0.2 mi
Who protects the land
510 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 436 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 lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball11
- Basketball10
- Tennis6
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Covington
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Other Easement 435 acConservation Easement 435 acLocal Park 62 acNational Forest 12 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson River Sports ComplexLocal Park | Town or city | 47 | Open |
| George Washington National ForestNational Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 12 | Open |
| Conrad ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| High Acres VillageLocal Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Main Street ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Covington Historic DistrictDistrict
Cedar Hill CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Covington'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.