Photo: WeaponizingArchitecture · CC BY-SA 4.0Huntington has 22 miles of mapped trails, 1.3 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Ritter Park (2.4 mi), Rotary Park (1.2 mi), Memorial Park (0.6 mi). 79% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 414 acres are parks and preserves, 9.0 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns · #20 of 61 in West Virginia. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Huntington?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Huntington have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Huntington is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns, #20 of 61 in West Virginia. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Few West Virginia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Huntington’s 3% is ahead of 63% of West Virginia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 87% of them.
Water is 12% of Huntington’s area (2 of 19 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Ritter Park, with 2.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Memorial Park
All 14 parks & preserves
328 conserved acres
3% of Huntington’s land. Water is left out: Huntington has 16.5 square miles of land and 2.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Huntington’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotary Park Local Park | Regional agency | 215 | Open |
| Ritter Park Local Park | Regional agency | 149 | Open |
| Kiwanis Park Local Park | Regional agency | 131 | Open |
| Saint Cloud Commons Local Park | Regional agency | 63 | Open |
| David Harris Riverfront Park Local Park | Regional agency | 24 | Open |
| Altizer Park Local Park | Regional agency | 17 | Open |
| Harveytown Park Local Park | Not recorded | 8 | Open |
| Prindle Park Local Park | Not recorded | 8 | Open |
| McLelland Park Local Park | Not recorded | 5 | Open |
| Riverside Park Local Park | Regional agency | 5 | Open |
3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
48 places to go in Huntington
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
32 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
2 dog parks without a name on the map.
5 boat launches without a name on the map.
5 scenic views without a name on the map.
1 disc golf course without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
3 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
2.1 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.
37 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 31 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
25 more on the History page.
The best walking months in Huntington: April, June 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 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 47 | 56 | 69 | 77 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 69 | 57 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
October is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Huntington →
Huntington and its neighbors
Huntington has the second most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington | 3% | 1.3 | 9 | 79% | B+ |
| Ceredo | 1% | under 0.1 | 5 | 90% | C |
| Barboursville | 26% | 7.4 | 163 | 58% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Huntington
Where can I hike in Huntington?
The longest trail networks: Ritter Park, 2.4 miles; Rotary Park, 1.2 miles; Memorial Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Huntington is conserved land?
3% 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 Huntington’s trails?
Ritter Park and Rotary Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Huntington?
2.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.2 of painted or protected lanes and 0.9 of shoulders and shared lanes. Named routes: Paul Ambrose Trail for Health.
Is there public land near Huntington?
15,142 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Huntington or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 414 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Huntington have?
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #20 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 Huntington 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 →