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Northfork, West VirginiaPhoto: Magnolia677 · CC BY 4.0
–Not graded
Outdoors in Northfork

Few parks or trails are on the map in Northfork

1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Northfork, 1.0 per square mile of land. 77% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
77%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Trails & water

3 named trails

Named trails
IR-#19-Easy0.4 mi
IR-#27-Easy0.3 mi
IR-#81-Hard0.2 mi
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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

History →
Algoma Coal and Coke Company StoreBuilding · listed 1992
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Northfork: 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)9.810.811.913.114.214.714.513.612.411.210.19.6
High (°F)424654667379828176665545
Rain (in)3.73.54.34.45.14.75.14.03.42.93.03.8

October is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Northfork →

Next door

Northfork and its neighbors

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

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Northfork— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Keystone— 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 Northfork

Is there public land near Northfork?

2,849 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Northfork or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Northfork 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 →