1
Mill Race
Park
17 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Parsons
Parsons, WV parks, trails & bike paths
About 6.5% of Parsons is conserved land, roughly 49 acres. Parsons has 3 named parks and preserves on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Parsons, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Parsons outdoors
Conserved land
6.5%
49 of 763 acres
Trails
0.2 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
3
34 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
1.6 mi
0.1 mi lanes · 1.4 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
Monongahela National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
3
Blackwater Wildlife Management Area
Nature preserve
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
49 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.1 mi
- Off-road bike paths1.4 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball1
- Skate park1
- Tennis1
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Parsons
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 83 acNational Forest 6 acLocal Recreation Area 4 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corricks Ford Battlefield ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 50 | Open |
| Mill Race ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 30 | Open |
| Monongahela National ForestNational Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 6 | Open |
| River City ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 6 | Open |
| Good Vibes Skate HavenLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Parsons SkateparkLocal Park | Not recorded | 1 | Open |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Parsons'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.