WV Botanic Garden
Managed by Morgantown Board of Parks and Recreation
8 acres0.2 mi of trail
Tibbs Crossing Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
DOutdoors
Outdoors in Brookhaven
Few parks or trails are on the map in Brookhaven
10 acres are parks and preserves, 1.6 per 1,000 residents. 2.9 miles of mapped trail cross Brookhaven, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns · #55 of 61 in West Virginia. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
10 acres · of 9.2 sq mi of land
Trails
2.9 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
1.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.6 mi
4.6 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Brookhaven have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Brookhaven is ahead of 12% of U.S. towns, #55 of 61 in West Virginia. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Brookhaven’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical WV town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · WV 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land1.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (10 acres) · WV 10 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · WV 71% · U.S. 72%D−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 12%
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West Virginia towns of 2,500+ (61)Ahead of 10%
Few West Virginia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Brookhaven’s under 1% is ahead of 17% of West Virginia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 52% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Brookhaven. 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is WV Botanic Garden, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
10 conserved acres
under 1% of Brookhaven’s land. Who manages Brookhaven’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city17 ac
Not recorded7 ac
Local Park · 15 acLocal Recreation Area · 10 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| WV Botanic Garden Local Park | Not recorded | 15 | Open |
| Tibbs Run Reservoir Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 10 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Brookhaven
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Brookhaven
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.5 mi
Tibbs Crossing Trail0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
4.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Brookhaven: 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) | 9.7 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 42 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Brookhaven →
Next door
Brookhaven and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookhaven | under 1% | 0.3 | 2 | under 1% | D |
| Cheat Lake | 10% | 0.4 | 14 | 23% | B− |
| Morgantown | 7% | 1.9 | 25 | 98% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Brookhaven
Where can I hike in Brookhaven?
The longest trail networks: WV Botanic Garden, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Brookhaven is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Brookhaven’s trails?
WV Botanic Garden doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Brookhaven?
4.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Brookhaven?
23,054 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brookhaven or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Brookhaven have?
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #55 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 Brookhaven 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 →