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Wirt County Courthouse Elizabeth West VirginiaPhoto: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant) · CC BY-SA 2.5
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Outdoors in Elizabeth

Few parks or trails are on the map in Elizabeth

1 acre is park or preserve, 2.1 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Elizabeth, 0.4 per square mile of land. 80% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
2.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
80%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Things to do

1 places to go in Elizabeth

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Elizabeth

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

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
1Football

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

History along the way

4 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Beauchamp-Newman HouseBuilding · listed 1974
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Kanawha HotelBuilding · listed 1986
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Wirt County CourthouseBuilding · listed 2004
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Mineral County CourthouseBuilding · listed 2005
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When to get out

The best walking months in Elizabeth: 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)9.710.711.813.214.314.914.613.712.411.110.09.4
High (°F)414555687683868579685645
Rain (in)3.43.24.33.84.74.64.84.03.63.13.03.6

November is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Elizabeth →

Questions about parks and trails in Elizabeth

Is there public land near Elizabeth?

20,342 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Elizabeth or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Elizabeth 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 →