Ronceverte Island Park
Managed by City of Ronceverte
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Ronceverte
Ronceverte has 12 acres of parks, 8.5 for every 1,000 residents
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Ronceverte, 0.1 per square mile of land. 1% of Ronceverte’s land is conserved, about 12 acres. 62% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
12 acres · of 1.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
8.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
62%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ronceverte have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ronceverte is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ronceverte’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 (0 mi) · WV 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land8.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (12 acres) · WV 10 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home62% 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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Few West Virginia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Ronceverte’s 1% is ahead of 31% of West Virginia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 10% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Ronceverte. 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
12 conserved acres
1% of Ronceverte’s land. Who manages Ronceverte’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city12 ac
Not recorded12 ac
Local Park · 23 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronceverte Island Park Local Park | Not recorded | 23 | 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
2Baseball
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).
Ronceverte Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2005
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Ronceverte: 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 45 | 54 | 66 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 66 | 54 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
November is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Ronceverte →
Next door
Ronceverte and its neighbors
Ronceverte has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronceverte | 1% | 0.1 | 9 | 62% | C |
| Fairlea | under 1% | under 0.1 | 5 | 7% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ronceverte
How much of Ronceverte 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 Ronceverte’s trails?
Ronceverte Island Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Ronceverte?
8,481 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ronceverte or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Ronceverte have?
Ahead of 28% 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 Ronceverte 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 →