Lance-Slusher Park
Managed by City of Ranson Parks & Recreation Commission
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Harewood · Photo: Acroterion · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Ranson corporation
Ranson corporation has 36 acres of parks, 6.2 for every 1,000 residents
0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Ranson corporation, 0.1 per square mile of land. 77% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns · #46 of 61 in West Virginia. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
36 acres · of 8.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
36 ac
6.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
77%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.6 mi
3.7 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ranson corporation have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ranson corporation is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns, #46 of 61 in West Virginia. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ranson corporation’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical WV town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · WV 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land6.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (36 acres) · WV 10 · U.S. 13CParks close to home77% 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 28%
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West Virginia towns of 2,500+ (61)Ahead of 25%
Few West Virginia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Ranson corporation’s 1% is ahead of 30% of West Virginia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 10% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Ranson corporation. 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
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
36 conserved acres
1% of Ranson corporation’s land. Who manages Ranson corporation’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city33 ac
County2 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)1 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government1 ac
Not recorded33 ac
Local Park · 65 acAgricultural Easement · 4 acLocal Recreation Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 11 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flower Springs Park Local Park | Not recorded | 62 | Open |
| Lance-Slusher Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Charles Town Skate Park Local Park | Not recorded | 2 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Ranson corporation
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Ranson corporation
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
5.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.7 mi
off-road bike paths
1.9 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
1Basketball
1Football
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).
Charles Town Mining, Manufacturing, and Improvement Company BuildingBuilding · listed 2001
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Ranson corporation: 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 45 | 53 | 66 | 74 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 55 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ranson corporation →
Next door
Ranson corporation and its neighbors
Ranson corporation has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranson corporation | 1% | 0.1 | 6 | 77% | C |
| Charles Town | 2% | 0.2 | 12 | 78% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ranson corporation
How much of Ranson corporation is conserved land?
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 Ranson corporation’s trails?
Lance-Slusher Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Ranson corporation?
5.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.7 of off-road paths and 1.9 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Ranson corporation?
7,075 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ranson corporation or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 36 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ranson corporation have?
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #46 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 Ranson corporation 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 →