Bill Wells Community Park
Park
5 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Ebenezer Chapel · Photo: Coal town guy · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Marmet
Marmet has 10 acres of parks, 6.8 for every 1,000 residents
87% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Marmet’s land is conserved, about 27 acres. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Marmet, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
27 acres · of 1.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
6.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
87%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Marmet?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Marmet have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Marmet is ahead of 53% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Marmet’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical WV town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · WV 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land6.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (10 acres) · WV 10 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home87% of residents within a half mile of a park · WV 71% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 53%
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Few West Virginia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Marmet’s 3% is ahead of 66% of West Virginia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 52% of them.
Water is 10% of Marmet’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Marmet. 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 B− 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 Bill Wells Community Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
27 conserved acres
3% of Marmet’s land. Water is left out: Marmet has 1.3 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Marmet’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers25 ac
Town or city4 ac
Recreation Management Area · 25 acLocal Park · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marmet Pool Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 25 | Open |
| Bille Wells Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Marmet
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Fishing spots in Marmet
Marmet Lock and Dam Fishing Area
DirectionsMarmet Lock and Dam Fishing Area (Downstream)
DirectionsBiking & 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
2Baseball
1Basketball
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).
Ebenezer ChapelBuilding · listed 1974
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Marmet: 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 48 | 57 | 69 | 77 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 80 | 69 | 57 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.7 |
November is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Marmet →
Questions about parks and trails in Marmet
Where can I hike in Marmet?
The longest trail networks: Bill Wells Community Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Marmet 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 Marmet’s trails?
Bill Wells Community Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Marmet?
11,428 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Marmet or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 30 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Marmet have?
Ahead of 53% 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 Marmet 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 →