Lotito City Park
Park
208 acres4.9 mi of trail
Moss Loop TrailSleeping Wolf TrailScout TrailChicory Ridge Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: MarkMcCain · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Bluefield
Bluefield has 254 acres of parks, 27 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Lotito City Park (4.9 mi). 5.3 miles of mapped trail cross Bluefield, 0.6 per square mile of land. 82% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns · #11 of 61 in West Virginia. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
237 acres · of 9.0 sq mi of land
Trails
5.3 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
254 ac
27 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
82%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Bluefield?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bluefield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bluefield is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns, #11 of 61 in West Virginia. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, conserved land lowest.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bluefield’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical WV town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · WV 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land27 acres of park per 1,000 residents (254 acres) · WV 10 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home82% of residents within a half mile of a park · WV 71% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 74%
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West Virginia towns of 2,500+ (61)Ahead of 83%
Few West Virginia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Bluefield’s 4% is ahead of 67% of West Virginia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 65% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A−. 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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The longest trail network is Lotito City Park, with 4.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Montvale Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
East River Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
237 conserved acres
4% of Bluefield’s land. Who manages Bluefield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city236 ac
Private owners1 ac
Not recorded230 ac
Local Park · 467 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluefield City Park Local Park | Town or city | 461 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Montvale Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Wade Athletic Park Local Park | Private owners | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Bluefield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Bluefield
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
12 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 2.7 mi
Moss Loop Trail1.0 mi
Sleeping Wolf Trail0.9 mi
Scout Trail0.6 mi
Chicory Ridge Trail0.6 mi
Backbone Trail0.4 mi
Hoot Owl Trail0.3 mi
Fox Trail0.3 mi
Ole Yeller Trail0.2 mi
Bluebird Trail0.2 mi
Fox Tail Trail0.2 mi
2 more trails
Summit Trail
0.1 miHoot-N-Holler'n Trail
0.1 miBiking & 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
7Tennis
3Baseball
3Basketball
2Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →11 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Municipal BuildingBuilding · listed 1979
About itBluefield Downtown Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1987
About itHancock HouseBuilding · listed 1990
About itEasley HouseBuilding · listed 1992
About itJefferson Street Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1992
About itSouth Bluefield Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1992
About itUpper Oakhurst Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1992
About itCountry Club Hill Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1992
About itPresident's House, Bluefield State CollegeBuilding · listed 1999
About itFirst Baptist Church of BluefieldBuilding · listed 2023
About itBluefield Green Book Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2024
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Bluefield: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 45 | 53 | 64 | 72 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 75 | 65 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
November is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Bluefield →
Questions about parks and trails in Bluefield
Where can I hike in Bluefield?
The longest trail networks: Lotito City Park, 4.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bluefield is conserved land?
4% of its land, against a typical 2% for a West Virginia town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Bluefield’s trails?
Lotito City Park and Montvale Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bluefield?
30,648 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bluefield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 254 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Bluefield have?
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #11 of 61 in West Virginia. 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 Bluefield 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 →