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46 Glen Ferris, WVPhoto: David Wilson · CC BY 2.0
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Outdoors in Glen Ferris

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Glen Ferris

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 3% of Glen Ferris’ land is conserved, about 26 acres. 23 acres are parks and preserves, 560 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
3%
26 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
23 ac
560 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
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
Who protects it

26 conserved acres

3% of Glen Ferris’ land. Water is left out: Glen Ferris has 1.4 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Glen Ferris’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other state land21 ac
State natural resources3 ac
Private owners2 ac
State Recreation Area · 21 acState Resource Management Area · 3 acLocal Park · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Kanawha Falls Park
State Recreation Area
Other state land21Open
Kanawha Falls
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources3Open
Riverside Park
Local Park
Private owners2Open
Things to do

2 places to go in Glen Ferris

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

Scenic views in Glen Ferris
Kanawha Falls
Directions
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Kanawha River
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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

History →
Glen Ferris InnBuilding · listed 1991
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Glen Ferris: 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)9.810.711.813.114.214.814.613.612.411.110.09.5
High (°F)434756697682858479685747
Rain (in)3.23.14.13.74.84.45.33.93.42.92.93.6

November is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Glen Ferris →

Next door

Glen Ferris and its neighbors

Glen Ferris has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Glen Ferris0.2 miGauley Bridge0.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Glen Ferris— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Gauley Bridge— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Glen Ferris

Is there public land near Glen Ferris?

5,072 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Glen Ferris or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Glen Ferris 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 →