Krodel Park
Managed by City of Point Pleasant
70 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Charles Johnson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Public domainB+Outdoors
Outdoors in Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant has 98 acres of parks, 25 for every 1,000 residents
81% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6% of Point Pleasant’s land is conserved, about 91 acres. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Point Pleasant, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns · #12 of 61 in West Virginia. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
91 acres · of 2.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
98 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
81%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.9 mi
0.9 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Point Pleasant?
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Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Point Pleasant have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Point Pleasant is ahead of 70% of U.S. towns, #12 of 61 in West Virginia. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, trail miles lowest.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Point Pleasant’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% 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 land25 acres of park per 1,000 residents (98 acres) · WV 10 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home81% 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 70%
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West Virginia towns of 2,500+ (61)Ahead of 82%
Few West Virginia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Point Pleasant’s 6% is ahead of 82% of West Virginia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 53% of them.
Water is 22% of Point Pleasant’s area (1 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 5%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Harmon Park
Park
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Tu-Endie-Wei Point Pleasant Battle Monument State Park
Managed by WV Division of Natural Resources
3 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Point Pleasant Riverfront Park
Park
3 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
91 conserved acres
6% of Point Pleasant’s land. Water is left out: Point Pleasant has 2.4 square miles of land and 0.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Point Pleasant’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city88 ac
State natural resources3 ac
Not recorded88 ac
Local Park · 175 acState Park · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Krodel Park Local Park | Not recorded | 137 | Open |
| Harmon Park Local Park | Not recorded | 32 | Open |
| Point Pleasant Riverfront Park Local Park | Not recorded | 6 | Open |
| Tu-Endie-Wei State Park State Park | State natural resources | 3 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Point Pleasant
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Point Pleasant
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Baseball
4Tennis
1Basketball
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 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Point Pleasant: 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 46 | 55 | 68 | 76 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 68 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
November is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Point Pleasant →
Next door
Point Pleasant and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Pleasant | 6% | 0.3 | 25 | 81% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Point Pleasant
Where can I hike in Point Pleasant?
The longest trail networks: Tu-Endie-Wei Point Pleasant Battle Monument State Park, 0.2 miles; Point Pleasant Riverfront Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Point Pleasant is conserved land?
6% 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 Point Pleasant’s trails?
Krodel Park and Harmon Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Point Pleasant?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Point Pleasant?
12,666 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Point Pleasant or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 98 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Point Pleasant have?
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #12 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 Point Pleasant 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 →