Bennett Cockayne House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainVirtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Glen Dale
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 12 acres are parks and preserves, 8.0 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Glen Dale’s land is conserved, about 12 acres.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Glen Dale?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Glen Dale have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Glen Dale is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few West Virginia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Glen Dale’s 2% is ahead of 51% of West Virginia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 2% of them.
Water is 29% of Glen Dale’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
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.
12 conserved acres
2% of Glen Dale’s land. Water is left out: Glen Dale has 0.9 square miles of land and 0.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Glen Dale’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Jude Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Dowdell Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1.1 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 Glen Dale: 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 42 | 52 | 65 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 66 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Glen Dale →
Glen Dale and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Dale | 2% | under 0.1 | 8 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Moundsville | 8% | 0.3 | 21 | 99%+ | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Glen Dale
How much of Glen Dale 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 Glen Dale’s trails?
Saint Jude Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Glen Dale?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Glen Dale?
1,739 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Glen Dale or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Glen Dale have?
Ahead of 42% 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 Glen Dale 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 →