Outdoors · Richmond
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About 7.7% of Richmond is conserved land, roughly 3,058 acres. There are about 102 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in James River Park System Main Area (5.8 mi), Belle Isle (5 mi), and Forest Hill Park (4.2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Richmond, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
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Conserved land
7.7%
3,058 of 39,851 acres
Trails
102 mi
1.6 mi per sq mi · 64 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
72
13 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
108.7 mi
63.6 mi lanes · 12.6 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.
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Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
1 James River Park System Main Area Managed by City of Richmond
169 acres5.8 mi of trail
Buttermilk Heights Trail Buttermilk Trail Reedy Creek Trail Buttermilk East High Water Trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
2 Belle Isle Managed by City of Richmond
56 acres5 mi of trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
3 Forest Hill Park Managed by City of Richmond
101 acres4.2 mi of trail
Forest Hill Forest Hill - Alternate Reedy Creek Crossing Detour
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
4 Powhite Park Nature preserve
85 acres4.1 mi of trail
Powhite Park Loop Trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
229 acres3.7 mi of trail
Dogwood Dell bike trail
🐕 No dogsMapped in OpenStreetMap
6 Lewis G. Larus Park Nature preserve
109 acres3.4 mi of trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
249 acres3.2 mi of trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
8 Pony Pasture Park Managed by City of Richmond
65 acres3 mi of trail
R.B. Young Riverside Trail Pleasant Creek Trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
All 72 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 72 parks & preserves
🌳 James River Park System Main Area 169 acres · 5.8 mi of trail · City of Richmond
🌲 Belle Isle 56 acres · 5 mi of trail · City of Richmond
🌳 Forest Hill Park 101 acres · 4.2 mi of trail · City of Richmond
🌲 Powhite Park 85 acres · 4.1 mi of trail
🌳 Byrd Park 229 acres · 3.7 mi of trail
🌲 Lewis G. Larus Park 109 acres · 3.4 mi of trail
🌳 Bryan Park 249 acres · 3.2 mi of trail
🌳 Pony Pasture Park 65 acres · 3 mi of trail · City of Richmond
🌳 Maymont 109 acres · 2.9 mi of trail
🌳 Ancarrow's Landing 42 acres · 2 mi of trail · City of Richmond
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Community gardens in Richmond Show all on map
Showing 1–10 of 35 community gardens
🌱 6 Points Community Garden
🌱 Abby's Garden University of Richmond
🌱 Alice Fitz Community Garden
🌱 Blackwell Community Garden City of Richmond
🌱 Broad Rock Community Garden
🌱 Brookland Park Community Garden
🌱 Byrd Park Community Garden
🌱 Charles S. Gilpin Community Farm
🌱 Chimborazo Native Garden In Chimborazo Park
🌱 Chimborazo Playground Community Garden In Chimborazo Playground
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 39.2 mi Horses 0.8 mi Unpaved 57.5 mi
Showing 1–10 of 25 trails
Forest Hill 3.1 mi Ancarrow’s Landing 3.0 mi North Bank Trail 2.2 mi Buttermilk Heights Trail 1.7 mi Texas Beach Trail 1.7 mi Powhite Park Loop Trail 1.7 mi The Wetlands 1.1 mi Richmond Slave Trail 1.1 mi Buttermilk Trail 1.0 mi Dogwood Dell bike trail 0.8 mi Water
Lakes & rivers
Showing 1–10 of 19 places
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Who protects the land
3,058 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
National Park Service
62 ac Land trusts & nonprofits
29 ac Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 235 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 22 of 282 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
Painted or protected bike lanes 63.6 mi Off-road bike paths 12.6 mi Shoulders & shared lanes 32.6 mi Dogwood Dell bike trail (bike route) 0.9 mi East Coast Greenway (VA) (bike route) 0.6 mi
Courts & fields Tennis 149 Basketball 78 Baseball 55 Pickleball 31 Soccer 29 Football 17 Tracks 7 Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Richmond
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 3,421 ac Unknown Easement 555 ac Local Other or Unknown 450 ac Conservation Easement 406 ac Other Easement 314 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
Place Managed by Acres Public access
William Byrd Park Local Park Town or city 528 Open James River Park Local Park Not recorded 514 Open Bryan Park Local Park Town or city 249 Open Maymount Park Local Park Not recorded 190 Open Pine Camp Park and Arts Center Local Park Town or city 186 Open Larus Park Local Park Town or city 174 Open Manchester Park Local Park Town or city 166 Open Oakwood Cemetery Local Other or Unknown Town or city 159 Open Forest Hill Park Local Park Town or city 105 Open Broad Rock Sports Complex Local Park Not recorded 99 Open
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 99 places
🏛️ 2014 Princess Anne Avenue Plaque
🏛️ 2018 Princess Anne Avenue Plaque
🏛️ 210 N. 28th Street Plaque
🏛️ 2106 E. Broad Street Plaque
🏛️ 2108 E. Leigh Street Plaque
🏛️ 2109 Cedar Street Plaque
🏛️ 2110 E. Leigh Street Plaque
🏛️ 2115 Cedar Street Plaque
🏛️ 2119 E. Broad Street Plaque
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Conditions & tips from neighbors
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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 36.3-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.
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