Petersburg City Park
Managed by City of Petersburg
7 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Petersburg
Petersburg has 14 acres of parks, 6.0 for every 1,000 residents
0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Petersburg, 0.3 per square mile of land. 3% of Petersburg’s land is conserved, about 30 acres. 63% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
30 acres · of 1.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
14 ac
6.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
63%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Petersburg?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Petersburg have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Petersburg is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Petersburg’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 (1 mi) · WV 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land6.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (14 acres) · WV 10 · U.S. 13CParks close to home63% 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 42%
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Few West Virginia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Petersburg’s 3% is ahead of 56% of West Virginia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 51% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Petersburg. 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 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 Petersburg City Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
30 conserved acres
3% of Petersburg’s land. Who manages Petersburg’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government16 ac
Town or city13 ac
Not recorded9 ac
Local Park · 18 acAgricultural Easement · 16 acLocal Recreation Area · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 16 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petersburg City Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | 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
6Tennis
3Baseball
1Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Petersburg
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 | 76 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 69 | 57 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
November is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Petersburg →
Questions about parks and trails in Petersburg
Where can I hike in Petersburg?
The longest trail networks: Petersburg City Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Petersburg 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 Petersburg’s trails?
Petersburg City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Petersburg?
8,400 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Petersburg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Petersburg have?
Ahead of 42% 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 Petersburg 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 →