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Outdoors in West Point

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in West Point

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 3 acres are parks and preserves, 3.5 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross West Point, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
3.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi paths
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

The longest trail network is City Square Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

City Square Park

Park
3 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do

1 places to go in West Point

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in West Point

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Biking & sports

0.1 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Presbyterian ChurchBuilding · listed 2022
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in West Point: April, August and September

NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.89.3
High (°F)323750637382858477644937
Rain (in)1.61.82.53.85.25.14.33.83.83.12.41.9

January is the driest month (1.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in West Point →

Questions about parks and trails in West Point

Where can I hike in West Point?

The longest trail networks: City Square Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on West Point’s trails?

City Square Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in West Point?

0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near West Point?

7,297 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Point or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from West Point neighbors.

Town Square →
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Sources

Where this page comes from

Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →