Sweet Run State Park
About
Sweet Run State Park is a park in Virginia, managed by the State Department of Conservation and listed as part of the Loudoun future State Park. The nearest town is Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, about 2.8 miles away. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to visit. A nearby weather station records typical averages around 74°F for May highs and 78°F for September highs, with lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s. Trails start right at the park. Upper Sweet Run Trail is about 0.2 miles away, and Arnold Trail and Legacy Loop Trail are both about 0.3 miles away. Climbers can find Shenandoah Boulders about 2.3 miles off.
Park size
604 acres
Inside this park
Location
Sweet Run State Park
Virginia
Data source: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (Protected Areas Database, public domain)
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: Apr–Jun. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 65–82°F and lows of 39–58°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Sharpsburg 5 S, MD weather station, 7.9 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan41° high21° low
- Feb44° high23° low
- Mar53° high29° low
- Apr65° high39° low
- May74° high49° low
- Jun82° high58° low
- Jul86° high62° low
- Aug85° high61° low
- Sep78° high54° low
- Oct67° high42° low
- Nov56° high32° low
- Dec45° high25° low
Where it is
- Loudoun - future State Park · State park
- Nearest town
- Harpers Ferry, West Virginia · 2.8 mi
- Managed by
- State Department of Conservation
Nearby
- Upper Sweet Run TrailHiking0.2 mi
- Arnold TrailHiking0.3 mi
- Legacy Loop TrailHiking0.3 mi
- East Meadow TrailHiking0.4 mi
- Shenandoah BouldersRock climbing2.3 mi
- Moonshine BoulderRock climbing2.3 mi
- Giggling BouldersRock climbing2.4 mi
- Lander BranchCanoeing9.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
