Photo: Andrew Bain · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Moorefield
1.7 miles of mapped trail cross Moorefield, 0.6 per square mile of land. 2% of Moorefield’s land is conserved, about 29 acres. 49% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns · #34 of 61 in West Virginia. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Moorefield?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Moorefield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Moorefield is ahead of 46% of U.S. towns, #34 of 61 in West Virginia. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few West Virginia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Moorefield’s 2% is ahead of 43% of West Virginia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 68% of them.
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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29 conserved acres
2% of Moorefield’s land. Who manages Moorefield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moorefield Town Park Local Park | Town or city | 45 | Open |
| Misty Terrace Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
9 places to go in Moorefield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.0 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.
10 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
April is the best month for walking in Moorefield
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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 47 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 84 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 69 | 57 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Moorefield →
Questions about parks and trails in Moorefield
How much of Moorefield 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.
Is there public land near Moorefield?
4,194 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Moorefield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Moorefield have?
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #34 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 Moorefield 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 →