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HOUSE OF BOOMER SEEN FROM ACROSS KANAWHA RIVER. THEY ARE LOCATED NEAR THE UNION CARBIDE FERRO-ALLOY PLANT. TOTAL PLANT EMISSIONS HAVE BEEN REDUCED 97.7 PERCENT SINCE 1967. THE CORPORATION AND THE WEST VIRGINIA AIR POLLUTION CONTROL COMMISSION AGREED TO A COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE. EPA STACK SAMPLED PLANT EMISSIONS WHILE DEVELOPING NATIONAL NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. (SEE FICHEPhoto: Schaefer, Harry, Photographer (NARA record: 8464469) · Public domain
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Outdoors in Boomer

99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Boomer

5 acres are parks and preserves, 19 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
1%
4 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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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.

Boomer Ball Field

Managed by Fayette County Commission
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

4 conserved acres

1% of Boomer’s land. Water is left out: Boomer has 1.1 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Boomer’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County6 ac
Not recorded3 ac
Local Recreation Area · 6 acLocal Park · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Boomer Ball Field
Local Park
Not recorded6Open
Unknown Park
Local Recreation Area
County3Open
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

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Boomer: 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)9.810.711.813.114.214.814.613.612.411.110.09.5
High (°F)424655677581848378675646
Rain (in)3.23.24.23.74.94.55.43.93.53.02.93.8

November is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Boomer →

Questions about parks and trails in Boomer

Are dogs allowed on Boomer’s trails?

Boomer Ball Field doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Boomer?

1,545 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Boomer or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Boomer 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 →