1
Princeton City Park Walking Trails
Managed by City of Princeton
19 acres1.1 mi of trail
Orange TrailYellow TrailGreen TrailPurple Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Princeton
Princeton, WV parks, trails & bike paths
About 2.5% of Princeton is conserved land, roughly 49 acres. There are about 2.0 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Princeton City Park Walking Trails (1.1 mi) and Princeton Youth Park (0.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Princeton, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Princeton outdoors
Conserved land
2.5%
49 of 1,945 acres
Trails
2.0 mi
0.7 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
6
9 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
Princeton Youth Park
Park
18 acres0.8 mi of trail
Red TrailBlue Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Princeton Recreation Center
Managed by City of Princeton
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Knob Street Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Princeton
Princeton City Park PlaygroundIn Princeton Youth Park
Princeton Rec Center PlaygroundIn Princeton Recreation Center
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Muse Memorial Park
Unnamed playground in Knob Street Park
Unnamed playground in Kiwanis Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Princeton City Park
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 1.2 mi
- Orange Trail0.4 mi
- Red Trail0.3 mi
- Blue Trail0.3 mi
- Yellow Trail0.2 mi
- Green Trail0.2 mi
- Purple Trail0.2 mi
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 lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis6
- Basketball4
- Baseball1
- Football1
- Softball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Princeton
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 78 acLocal Recreation Area 8 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton City ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 75 | Open |
| Princeton Recreation CenterLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Unknown ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Resthaven MausoleumTomb
Stone ArchIn Princeton City Park Walking Trails · Ruins
Oakwood CemeteryCemetery
Resthaven CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Princeton'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.