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Grassy Hill Natural Area Preserve
Managed by Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
62 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors · Rocky Mount
Rocky Mount, VA parks, trails & bike paths
About 4.3% of Rocky Mount is conserved land, roughly 188 acres. There are about 2.0 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Rocky Mount, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Rocky Mount outdoors
Conserved land
4.3%
188 of 4,371 acres
Trails
2.0 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
4
38 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 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
Mary Elizabeth Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Veterans Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Lynch Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Peaks in Rocky Mount
Bald Knob1,339 ft elevation
Trails
Named trails
- Slope Trail0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
188 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 24 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 2 of 14 parcels. 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 paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball6
- Tennis3
- Pickleball2
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Rocky Mount
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Conservation Area 322 acUnknown Easement 23 acConservation Easement 6 acOther Easement 6 acLocal Park 3 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob State Natural Area PreserveState Conservation Area | Not recorded | 188 | Restricted |
| Grassy Hill State Natural Area PreserveState Conservation Area | Not recorded | 100 | Open |
| Bald KnobState Conservation Area | State conservation | 33 | Restricted |
| Lynch ParkLocal Park | County | 2 | Open |
| Lions ParkLocal Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Byrdview CemeteryCemetery
Furnace Creek Church CemeteryCemetery
Hodges CemeteryCemetery
Saunders CemeteryCemetery
Wray-Greenwood CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Rocky Mount'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.