The City of Charlottesville owns the land around both the Ragged Mountain and South Rivanna River Reservoir and both are operated as natural areas with strict rules about how the trails are to be used.
The Ivy Creek Foundation operates the 219-acre Ivy Creek Natural Area, but the City of Charlottesville operates the 980-acre Ragged Mountain Natural Area.
In 2019, the City of Charlottesville acquired another large tract just to the east…