Eleanor has 11 miles of mapped trails, 5.4 for every square mile of land
41% of Eleanor’s land is conserved, about 543 acres. 197 acres are parks and preserves, 114 per 1,000 residents. 67% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Eleanor?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Eleanor have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Eleanor is ahead of 96% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
Few West Virginia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Eleanor’s 41% is ahead of 100% of West Virginia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 98% of them.
Water is 7% of Eleanor’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 39%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
543 conserved acres
41% of Eleanor’s land. Water is left out: Eleanor has 2.1 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Eleanor’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winfield Pool Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 344 | Open |
| County Park Pool Local Park | Not recorded | 199 | Open |
| Eleanor Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 199 | Open |
4 places to go in Eleanor
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
12 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
2 more trails
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Eleanor: 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 47 | 56 | 69 | 77 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 69 | 57 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
November is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Eleanor →
Questions about parks and trails in Eleanor
How much of Eleanor is conserved land?
41% 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 Eleanor’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Eleanor Town Park. For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Eleanor?
9,880 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Eleanor or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 543 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Eleanor have?
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Eleanor neighbors.
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 →