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Yowell Meadow Park
Park
48 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Culpeper
Culpeper, VA parks, trails & bike paths
About 2.5% of Culpeper is conserved land, roughly 119 acres. There are about 4.2 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Yowell Meadow Park (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Culpeper, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Culpeper outdoors
Conserved land
2.5%
119 of 4,828 acres
Trails
4.2 mi
0.6 mi per sq mi · 1 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
4
6 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
2.3 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 2.3 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
Rockwater Park
Park
31 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Kestner Wayside Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Wine Street Memorial Park
Park
2 acres0.2 mi of trail
Culpeper War Memorial Trail
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 Culpeper
Showing 1–10 of 19 playgrounds
Yowell Meadow Park PlaygroundIn Yowell Meadow Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Rockwater Park
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 0.7 mi
- Culpeper War Memorial Trail0.1 mi
Who protects the land
119 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 35 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 5 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 paths2.3 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Basketball5
- Tennis5
- Football2
- Soccer1
- Baseball1
- Skate park1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Culpeper
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 83 acUnknown Easement 35 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yowell Meadow ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 47 | Open |
| Rockwater ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 31 | Open |
| Kestner Wayside ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Wine Street Memorial ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Burgandine HouseBuilding
Culpeper Station Railroad Pedestrian BridgeHistoric site
Culpeper National CemeteryCemetery
Fairview CemeteryCemetery
Masonic CemeteryCemetery
Saint Stephens Episcopal Church CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Culpeper'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.