1
Mill Mountain Park
Park
576 acres11.6 mi of trail
Woodthrush TrailMonument TrailJohn Peake PassStar TrailVirginia Pine Trail
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Roanoke
Roanoke, VA parks, trails & bike paths
About 7.6% of Roanoke is conserved land, roughly 2,067 acres. There are about 54 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Mill Mountain Park (11.6 mi), Fishburn Park (1.8 mi), and Woodland Park (1.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Roanoke, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Roanoke outdoors
Conserved land
7.6%
2,067 of 27,296 acres
Trails
54 mi
1.3 mi per sq mi · 28 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
47
21 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
79.3 mi
46.5 mi lanes · 29.0 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
Fishburn Park
Park
47 acres1.8 mi of trail
Streamside TrailHillside TrailMurray Run Greenway
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Fishburn Park Parking
3
Woodland Park
Park
40 acres1.5 mi of trail
Murray Run GreenwayAgee Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Fishburn Park Parking
4
Fern Park
Managed by Roanoke Parks and Recreation
22 acres0.7 mi of trail
Fern Park TrailChestnut Ridge Trail
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Rivers Edge Park
Park
29 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Fallon Park
Park
61 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Highland Park
Park
34 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
8
Smith Park
Park
13 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 47 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 47 parks & preserves
Mill Mountain Park576 acres · 11.6 mi of trail
Fishburn Park47 acres · 1.8 mi of trail
Woodland Park40 acres · 1.5 mi of trail
Fern Park22 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · Roanoke Parks and Recreation
Rivers Edge Park29 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Fallon Park61 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Highland Park34 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Smith Park13 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Washington Park62 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Wasena Park37 acres · 0.2 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.
Playgrounds in Roanoke
Showing 1–10 of 42 playgrounds
BounceHours: Tu-We, Fr 12:00-17:00
Crystal Springs Elementary Playground
Mr. Tarpley's Playground
River Rock Playground
Smith Park PlaygroundIn Smith Park
Wasena Park PlaygroundIn Wasena Park
Unnamed playground in Fishburn Park
Unnamed playground in Fishburn Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 16.5 miHorses 14.7 miUnpaved 27.3 mi
Showing 1–10 of 25 trails
- Chestnut Ridge Trail5.5 mi
- Woodthrush Trail2.0 mi
- Monument Trail1.5 mi
- John Peake Pass1.5 mi
- Star Trail1.4 mi
- Ridgeline Trail1.2 mi
- Virginia Pine Trail0.8 mi
- Big Sunny Trail0.8 mi
- Murray Run Greenway0.7 mi
- Roanoke Horse Trail0.7 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Apartment runoff pondpondCrestmoor LakeMedmont LakeSpring Valley LakereservoirWindsor LakeRoanoke RiverTinker Creek
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
2,067 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 203 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 3 of 97 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes46.5 mi
- Off-road bike paths29.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes3.9 mi
- RockStar Trail (bike route)4.6 mi
- RockStar Gravel (bike route)1.3 mi
- Roanoke Valley Greenways (bike route)0.7 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis54
- Basketball34
- Baseball22
- Pickleball12
- Soccer12
- Football6
- Lacrosse3
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Roanoke
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 2,695 acOther Easement 649 acUnknown Easement 321 acSpecial Designation Area 254 acConservation Easement 126 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Mountain ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 1,215 | Open |
| Yellow Mtn ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 584 | Open |
| Blue Ridge ParkwaySpecial Designation Area | National Park Service | 254 | Restricted |
| RIver's Edge Sports ComplexLocal Park | Town or city | 112 | Open |
| Highland ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 67 | Open |
| Fallon ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 65 | Open |
| Fishburn ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 51 | Open |
| Jackson ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 45 | Open |
| Eastgate ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 45 | Open |
| Washington ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 44 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 29 places
28 Wells Avenue, N.W.Plaque
Agatha Strother Lewis | Col. Elijah McClanahanPlaque
Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad DepotPlaque
Dan Wright MemorialIn Shrine Hill Park · Memorial
Hunter ViaductPlaque
Hunton Life Saving and First Aid CrewPlaque
JB Fishburn MemorialIn Mill Mountain Park · Monument
Oscar MicheauxPlaque
Roanoke City MarketPlaque
Roanoke Warehouse Historic DistrictDistrict
Nearby
Roanoke and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roanoke | 7.6% | 53.6 mi | 47 |
| Cave Spring | 1.4% | 3.1 mi | 1 |
| Salem | 5.6% | 4.8 mi | 5 |
| Vinton | 1.1% | 1.9 mi | 2 |
| Hollins | 1.2% | 2.5 mi | 2 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Roanoke'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 28-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.