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Fort Monroe
Managed by Virginia Fort Monroe Authority
293 acres2.6 mi of trail
Fort Perimeter Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Hampton
Hampton, VA parks, trails & bike paths
About 2% of Hampton is conserved land, roughly 1,731 acres. There are about 37 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Fort Monroe (2.6 mi), Buckroe Beach and Park (1.8 mi), and Memorial Park (1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Hampton, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Hampton outdoors
Conserved land
2%
1,731 of 86,812 acres
Trails
37 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi · 13 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
24
13 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
18.8 mi
14.4 mi lanes · 3.9 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
Buckroe Beach and Park
Managed by City of Hampton
42 acres1.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Memorial Park
Park
11 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Fort Monroe National Monument
Park
239 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
5
Grandview Natural Preserve
Managed by City of Hampton, VA
608 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
All 24 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 24 parks & preserves
Fort Monroe293 acres · 2.6 mi of trail · Virginia Fort Monroe Authority
Buckroe Beach and Park42 acres · 1.8 mi of trail · City of Hampton
Memorial Park11 acres · 1 mi of trail
Fort Monroe National Monument239 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
Grandview Natural Preserve608 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · City of Hampton, VA
Armstrong Neighborhood Park5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Air Power Park4 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
River Street Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Bluebird Gap Farm24 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Carousel Park & Hampton Carousel1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
6Beaches1Public pool63Playgrounds1Dog park11Boat launches4Fishing spots10Picnic areas1Disc golf course1Community garden
Beaches in Hampton
Grandview Beach
Outlook Beach
Unnamed beach in Fort Monroe
Unnamed beach in Fort Monroe
Unnamed beach in Fort Monroe National Monument
Unnamed beach
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 6.6 miUnpaved 9.0 mi
- Trillium3.2 mi
- Fort Perimeter Trail1.3 mi
- Wetlands Trail1.0 mi
- Otey Shelton0.6 mi
- Wood Duck0.6 mi
- Big Beech0.5 mi
- Red Fox0.5 mi
- Waterwalk at Central Park0.3 mi
- Whispering Pines0.3 mi
- Osprey Point0.2 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Showing 1–10 of 24 places
Chrisman LakelakeColiseum LakelakeHampton LakeHawkins PondHydro Impact BasinLynnhaven LakesreservoirTide Mill PondpondBack RiverBrick Kiln CreekBrights Creek
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,731 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 113 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 44 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes14.4 mi
- Off-road bike paths3.9 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.5 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis91
- Baseball63
- Soccer30
- Basketball28
- Football10
- Beach volleyball9
- Softball3
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Hampton
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 2,103 acConservation Easement 211 acNational Monument 124 acOther Easement 81 acLocal Recreation Area 75 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grandview Nature PreserveLocal Park | Town or city | 1,104 | Open |
| Sandy Bottom Nature ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 457 | Open |
| Grundland Creek ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 187 | Closed |
| Fort Monroe National MonumentNational Monument | National Park Service | 124 | Open |
| Gosnolds Hope ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 96 | Open |
| Waterwalk At Central ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 47 | Open |
| James M. Eason ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 46 | Open |
| Blue Bird Gap FarmLocal Park | Town or city | 45 | Open |
| Briarfield ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 45 | Open |
| Buckroe ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 41 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 43 places
Back River Lighthouse RuinsRuins
Battery Anderson-RugglesIn Fort Monroe National Monument · Fort
Battery ChurchIn Fort Monroe National Monument · Fort
Battery DeRussyIn Fort Monroe National Monument · Fort
Battery ParrotIn Fort Monroe · Fort
Boeing B-52G StratofortressAircraft
Booker T. Washington MemorialMemorial
Building #50In Fort Monroe National Monument · Building
Exterior Fort WallIn Fort Monroe National Monument · Fort
First Africans in VirginiaIn Fort Monroe · Plaque · 1994
Nearby
Hampton and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton | 2% | 37.0 mi | 24 |
| Newport News | 5.6% | 54.0 mi | 54 |
| Poquoson | 6.2% | 2.0 mi | 3 |
| Norfolk | 4.4% | 33.0 mi | 49 |
| Portsmouth | 1.5% | 18.4 mi | 33 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Hampton'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 49.5-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.