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Clay West VirginiaPhoto: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant) · CC BY-SA 2.5
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Outdoors in Clay

Few parks or trails are on the map in Clay

OpenStreetMap doesn’t show named parks or mapped trails in Clay yet. Know a trail or a town park? Anyone can add it to OpenStreetMap, and it shows up here on the next refresh.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.1 mi
1.1 mi paths
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
Biking & sports

1.1 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

1.1 mi
off-road bike paths
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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

History →
Old Clay County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1979
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Clay: 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)9.810.711.813.214.214.814.613.612.411.110.09.5
High (°F)434756687682858479685747
Rain (in)3.43.24.34.04.94.85.34.03.63.13.13.8

November is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Clay →

Questions about parks and trails in Clay

Where can I bike in Clay?

1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Clay?

12,321 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clay or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Clay 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 →