Follansbee Park
Park
6 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith · Public domainBOutdoors
Outdoors in Follansbee
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Follansbee
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Follansbee, 0.2 per square mile of land. 2% of Follansbee’s land is conserved, about 26 acres.
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns · #24 of 61 in West Virginia. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
26 acres · of 1.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
26 ac
9.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Follansbee?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Follansbee have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Follansbee is ahead of 57% of U.S. towns, #24 of 61 in West Virginia. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Follansbee’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical WV town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · WV 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land9.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (26 acres) · WV 10 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · WV 71% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 57%
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West Virginia towns of 2,500+ (61)Ahead of 62%
Few West Virginia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Follansbee’s 2% is ahead of 52% of West Virginia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 28% of them.
Water is 12% of Follansbee’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Follansbee. 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 C+ to B+. 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 Follansbee Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
26 conserved acres
2% of Follansbee’s land. Water is left out: Follansbee has 1.8 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Follansbee’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city26 ac
Not recorded26 ac
Local Park · 49 acLocal Recreation Area · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Follansbee Park Local Park | Not recorded | 46 | Open |
| Follansbee Recreation Area Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
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
5Baseball
2Basketball
2Tennis
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Market Street BridgeStructure · listed 2019
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Follansbee: 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 41 | 50 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Follansbee →
Next door
Follansbee and its neighbors
Follansbee has the most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Follansbee | 2% | 0.2 | 10 | 99%+ | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Follansbee
Where can I hike in Follansbee?
The longest trail networks: Follansbee Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Follansbee is conserved land?
2% 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 Follansbee’s trails?
Follansbee Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Follansbee?
7,914 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Follansbee or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Follansbee have?
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #24 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 Follansbee 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 →