Creekwise Park
Park
17 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in West Marion
Few parks or trails are on the map in West Marion
47% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 17 acres are parks and preserves, 16 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
17 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
47%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does West Marion have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, West Marion is ahead of 17% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of West Marion’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical NC town 3% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (17 acres) · NC 8 · U.S. 13BParks close to home47% of residents within a half mile of a park · NC 51% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 17%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in West Marion. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
1 places to go in West Marion
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Picnic areas in West Marion
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
When to get out
The best walking months in West Marion: April to June
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 54 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 85 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 71 | 61 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
February is the driest month (3.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.7 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in West Marion →
Next door
West Marion and its neighbors
West Marion has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Marion | under 1% | under 0.1 | 16 | 47% | C− |
| Marion | 10% | 0.3 | 6 | 58% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in West Marion
How much of West Marion is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 3% for a North Carolina town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on West Marion’s trails?
Creekwise Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near West Marion?
28,574 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Marion or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does West Marion have?
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from West Marion 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 →