Bright Bridge Park
Managed by Mullens Parks and Recreation
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Mullens Historic District · Photo: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant) · CC BY-SA 3.0 usC−Outdoors
Outdoors in Mullens
Mullens has 4 acres of parks, 2.0 for every 1,000 residents
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Mullens, 0.2 per square mile of land. 73% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
4 acres · of 1.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
2.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
73%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mullens have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mullens is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mullens’ overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical WV town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · WV 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land2.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (4 acres) · WV 10 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home73% 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 24%
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Few West Virginia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Mullens’ under 1% is ahead of 21% of West Virginia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 30% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Mullens. 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 C− to C. 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Mullens City Pool
Managed by Mullens Parks and Recreation
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Captain J.F. Lyttle Jr. Memorial Parks and Playground
Managed by Mullens Parks and Recreation
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
4 conserved acres
under 1% of Mullens’ land. Who manages Mullens’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city4 ac
Not recorded4 ac
Local Park · 8 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Bridge Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Mullens City Pool Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Captain J.F. Lyttle Jr. Memorial Parks and Playground Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Biking & 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
3Basketball
2Tennis
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).
Mullens Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1993
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Mullens: 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 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 47 | 56 | 68 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
October is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Mullens →
Questions about parks and trails in Mullens
How much of Mullens is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Mullens’ trails?
Bright Bridge Park and Mullens City Pool don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mullens?
3,749 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mullens or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Mullens have?
Ahead of 24% 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 Mullens 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 →