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ONE OF THE ENTRANCES TO CHATTAROY, WEST VIRGINIA, NEAR WILLIAMSON, LEADS PAST A CHURCH OF GOD. THERE ARE MANY SMALL CHURCHES IN THE MINING AREA AND MOST HAVE A FUNDAMENTALIST BELIEF CHATTAROY IS A SMALL TOWN WITH NO INDUSTRY. MOST OF THE PEOPLE SURVIVE ON WELFARE, SOCIAL SECURITY, PENSIONS AND BLACK LUNG BENEFITSPhoto: Jack Corn · Public domain
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Outdoors in Chattaroy

96% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Chattaroy

1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Chattaroy, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 2.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Near a park
96%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Tug Fork
When to get out

The best walking months in Chattaroy: April and May

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)9.810.711.813.114.214.814.513.612.411.110.19.6
High (°F)455059717985888781705949
Rain (in)3.73.74.54.14.74.85.34.13.53.12.94.3

November is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Chattaroy →

Next door

Chattaroy and its neighbors

Chattaroy has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Williamson9.2 miChattaroy1.1 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Chattaroy— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Williamsonunder 1%2.8465%B−

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Chattaroy

Is there public land near Chattaroy?

22,711 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Chattaroy or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Chattaroy 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 →