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Outdoors in Wheeling Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Wheeling Township

7% of Wheeling Township’s land is conserved, about 1,373 acres. 2 acres are parks and preserves, 5.3 per 1,000 residents. 3.7 miles of mapped trail cross Wheeling Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
7%
1,373 acres · of 32.7 sq mi of land
Trails
3.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
5.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
62%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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1
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Wheeling City Park

Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

1,373 conserved acres

7% of Wheeling Township’s land. Who manages Wheeling Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

USDA easements (NRCS)1,261 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service112 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,373 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,373 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

2 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

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

Courts & fields
1Baseball
1Basketball

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

When to get out

April is the best month for walking in Wheeling Township

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)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)364153657584888679665240
Rain (in)1.31.72.63.85.35.24.74.24.13.22.31.7

January is the driest month (1.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Wheeling Township →

Next door

Wheeling Township and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Wheeling Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Parson Creek Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Grand River Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Chillicothe Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Wheeling Township

Are dogs allowed on Wheeling Township’s trails?

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

Is there public land near Wheeling Township?

3,748 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wheeling Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Wheeling Township neighbors.

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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 →