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Old Main at Bethany College, eastern frontPhoto: Nyttend · Public domain
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Outdoors in Bethany

Few parks or trails are on the map in Bethany

3% of Bethany’s land is conserved, about 16 acres. 15 acres are parks and preserves, 14 per 1,000 residents. 33% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
3%
16 acres · of 0.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
15 ac
14 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
33%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

16 conserved acres

3% of Bethany’s land. Who manages Bethany’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city16 ac
Not recorded16 ac
Local Park · 32 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Bethany Park
Local Park
Not recorded32Open
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
6Tennis
2Baseball
1Football

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

History along the way

6 places on the National Register, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
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Old Main, Bethany CollegeNational Historic Landmark · Building · listed 1970
About it
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Alexander Campbell MansionNational Historic Landmark · Building · listed 1970
About it
Pendleton HeightsBuilding · listed 1975
About it
Old Bethany ChurchBuilding · listed 1976
About it
Delta Tau Delta Founders HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About it
Bethany Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1982
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Bethany: April and August

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)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.813.712.411.19.99.3
High (°F)374150647381848377655242
Rain (in)3.22.63.43.64.24.64.13.83.73.12.93.1

February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Bethany →

Questions about parks and trails in Bethany

Is there public land near Bethany?

14,687 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bethany or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 15 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bethany 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 →