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Bisset Park
Park
51 acres1.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Radford
Radford, VA parks, trails & bike paths
About 4.5% of Radford is conserved land, roughly 287 acres. There are about 7.5 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Bisset Park (1.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Radford, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Radford outdoors
Conserved land
4.5%
287 of 6,375 acres
Trails
7.5 mi
0.8 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
9
17 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
7.4 mi
1.2 mi lanes · 5.8 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
Wildwood Park
Park
60 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Riverway Parking Lot
3
Thomas R Trigg Recreational Park
Park
22 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Riverway Park
Park
19 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Riverway Parking Lot
All 9 parks & preserves
Bisset Park51 acres · 1.5 mi of trail
Haven Heights Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Wildwood Park60 acres
Thomas R Trigg Recreational Park22 acres
Riverway Park19 acres
Riverview Park9 acres
Howard M. Sisson Park3 acres
Sunset Park3 acres
John Dobbins Park3 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Boat launches in Radford
boat ramp
Unnamed boat launch
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
287 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 184 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 19 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes1.2 mi
- Off-road bike paths5.8 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.4 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis21
- Soccer10
- Baseball9
- Pickleball8
- Basketball5
- Football5
- Beach volleyball3
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Radford
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 211 acOther Easement 208 acLocal Park 142 acUnknown Easement 18 acHistoric or Cultural Easement 2 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bisset ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 77 | Open |
| Wildwood ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 46 | Open |
| River View ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| MDI Cultural Heritage ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 2 | Open |
| John Dobbins ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Sunset ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Joe Hodge FieldLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Howard M. Sisson ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Sparky's Dog RunLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Haven Heights ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Rock Road CemeteryCemetery
West View CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Radford and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radford | 4.5% | 7.5 mi | 9 |
| Plum Creek | 1.5% | 0.4 mi | 1 |
| Fairlawn | 5.4% | 3.5 mi | 0 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Radford'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.