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Felts Park
Park
27 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Galax
Galax, VA parks, trails & bike paths
About 1.8% of Galax is conserved land, roughly 97 acres. There are about 2.8 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Galax, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Galax outdoors
Conserved land
1.8%
97 of 5,271 acres
Trails
2.8 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
2
14 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.0 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.
2
New River Trail State Park
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Galax
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Felts Park
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
97 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 49 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 paths0.5 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis5
- Baseball4
- Soccer1
- Football1
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Galax
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Other Easement 48 acConservation Easement 48 acLocal Park 37 acState Park 20 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felts ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 26 | Open |
| New River Trail State ParkState Park | Not recorded | 20 | Open |
| Mountain View Recreation ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Felts Memorial CemeteryCemetery
Galax CemeteryCemetery
Gladeville CemeteryCemetery
Monta Vista CemeteryCemetery
Mount Pisgah CemeteryCemetery
Painter CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Galax'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.