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Anglers Park
Park
456 acres19.7 mi of trail
Crooked StickHot TamaleLittle PisgahThe BernAnglers Ridge
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo <different> Boat Ramp
Outdoors · Danville
Danville, VA parks, trails & bike paths
About 3.5% of Danville is conserved land, roughly 985 acres. There are about 65 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Anglers Park (19.7 mi), Dan Daniel Memorial Park (7.8 mi), and Ballou Park (1.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Danville, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Danville outdoors
Conserved land
3.5%
985 of 27,836 acres
Trails
65 mi
1.5 mi per sq mi · 28 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
25
23 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
11.8 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 11.8 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
Dan Daniel Memorial Park
Park
182 acres7.8 mi of trail
Hidden HollowWhite FawnGravel PathRiverwalk TrailGrassy Knoll
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Ballou Park
Park
99 acres1.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Pumpkin Creek Park
Park
34 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Pumpkin Creek Parking Lot
All 25 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 25 parks & preserves
Anglers Park456 acres · 19.7 mi of trail
Dan Daniel Memorial Park182 acres · 7.8 mi of trail
Ballou Park99 acres · 1.7 mi of trail
Sandy Creek Park8 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Doyle Thomas Park4 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Sutherlin Mansion Landscape Grounds3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Pumpkin Creek Park34 acres
Grove Park17 acres
Market Garden Park11 acres
Goodyear Park10 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Danville
Showing 1–10 of 28 playgrounds
DCC Playground
Hylton Ave. Park PlaygroundIn Hylton Avenue Park
Unnamed playground in Ballou Park
Unnamed playground in Ballou Park
Unnamed playground in Druid Hills Park
Unnamed playground in Druid Hills Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Pumpkin Creek Park
Unnamed playground in Pumpkin Creek Park
Unnamed playground
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 29.5 miUnpaved 33.6 mi
Showing 1–10 of 21 trails
- Witchback5.4 mi
- Hidden Hollow5.3 mi
- Crooked Stick4.7 mi
- Hot Tamale2.9 mi
- Little Pisgah2.2 mi
- White Fawn1.4 mi
- The Bern1.3 mi
- Anglers Ridge1.2 mi
- Camel Bak0.9 mi
- Riverwalk Trail0.9 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Boatwright PondlakeColeman Marketplace Stormwater PondpondLake HeronreservoirNewton's Landing Stormwater PondpondStormwater PondpondWhispering LakereservoirDan RiverSandy RiverSchoolfield Reservoir
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
985 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 119 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 2 of 27 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 paths11.8 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis30
- Baseball21
- Basketball17
- Soccer9
- Pickleball8
- Football4
- Beach volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Danville
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 865 acConservation Easement 74 acOther Easement 74 acUnknown Easement 50 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anglers ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 329 | Open |
| Dan Daniel Memorial ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 169 | Open |
| Coming Soon - Evans ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 105 | Open |
| Ballou ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 94 | Open |
| Pumpkin Creek ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 33 | Open |
| Crossing At The DanLocal Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Grove ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Hylton Avenue ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Stonewall ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Market Garden ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 22 places
Confederate MonumentIn Sutherlin Mansion Landscape Grounds · Monument
Danville Historic DistrictDistrict
Danville Tobacco Warehouse and Residential Historic DistrictDistrict
Doyle Thomas MonumentIn Doyle Thomas Park · Monument
Doyle Thomas Park Welcome MonumentMonument
Former Confederate FlagIn Sutherlin Mansion Landscape Grounds · Monument
Ghost Island MonumentMonument
Granite Pillars of Historic SitesIn Sutherlin Mansion Landscape Grounds · Monument
Veteran's MemorialIn Dan Daniel Memorial Park · Memorial
Welcome to Doyle Thomas Park MonumentMonument
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Danville'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 29.7-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.