1
Blackwater Wildlife Management Area
Nature preserve
51 acres0.7 mi of trail
Blackwater Canyon Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Blackwater Canyon Rail Trail Head
Outdoors · Thomas
Thomas, WV parks, trails & bike paths
About 2.2% of Thomas is conserved land, roughly 49 acres. There are about 9.0 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Blackwater WMA (0.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Thomas, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Thomas outdoors
Conserved land
2.2%
49 of 2,250 acres
Trails
9.0 mi
2.6 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
2
named on the map
Bike routes
2.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 2.0 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
Monongahela National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
51 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Thomas
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 1.2 miUnpaved 0.8 mi
- Wild Turkey1.9 mi
- Blackwater Canyon 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 paths2.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball2
- Soccer1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Thomas
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Forest 42 acLocal Park 10 acLocal Recreation Area 3 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monongahela National ForestNational Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 42 | Open |
| Thomas Recreation AreaLocal Park | Not recorded | 7 | Open |
| Knights of Columbus Community ParkLocal Park | County | 3 | Open |
| KOC Ball ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 3 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Rose Hill CemeteryCemetery
Thomas CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Thomas'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.