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Nellies Cave Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 174 Google reviews · Running trail in Blacksburg, Virginia · Open 24 hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Open 24 hours
Confirmed from Nellies Cave Park's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
Facilities for picnics & many sports are joined by play equipment & trails for walking or biking.
What runners say about Nellies Cave Park
“A fantastic facility with good parking, a nice picnic shelter, a children's playground, baseball and soccer fields, and a beautiful garden area”
Great place to walk my dog alone in the forest or to socialize her with other dogs. Playground for kids. Nice shelter with picnic tables. Bathrooms are about what you would expect from an outdoor public facility. Ball field. Gazebo. Huge open, flat, grassy field. Seldom overcrowded.
A small but beautiful park with plenty of parking spots, shelter for large gatherings, barbecue place, restrooms, playground for kids with swings and slides, soccer field and other sport fields. Natural hiking with beautiful mountain view. It is a dawn to dusk park.
Great park with playground equipment, slides, swings & climbing bars. Better for 4 years old & up. It has shelter, picnic tables ( for big gathering, if needed) and bathrooms. Even has a flat field toodlers could run in or have a picnic in grass & basketball ball hoops for play.
Very cute, quiet park. there is a full playground, a covered shelter with lots of picnic tables for seating, as well as two small fields for walking and games.
Trail conditions & character
“A fantastic facility with good parking, a nice picnic shelter, a children's playground, baseball and soccer fields, and a beautiful garden area”
“Covered picnic area is nice, restrooms are stocked & clean, playground is updated.”
“A fantastic facility with good parking, a nice picnic shelter, a children's playground, baseball and soccer fields, and a beautiful garden area”
“Even has a flat field toodlers could run in or have a picnic in grass & basketball ball hoops for play.”
Plan your run at Nellies Cave Park
The practical stuff
- AccessOpen 24 hours — no gate to beat, so a 5am or a 10pm run both work
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- At the trailheadparking, restrooms — reported by runners
- Phone+1 540-961-1135
Hours
| Monday | Open 24 hours |
| Tuesday | Open 24 hours |
| Wednesday | Open 24 hours |
| Thursday | Open 24 hours |
| Friday | Open 24 hours |
| Saturday | Open 24 hours |
| Sunday | Open 24 hours |
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