Photo: Acroterion · CC BY-SA 4.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Shepherdstown
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 6 acres are parks and preserves, 3.9 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Shepherdstown’s land is conserved, about 5 acres.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Shepherdstown?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Shepherdstown have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Shepherdstown is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few West Virginia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Shepherdstown’s 2% is ahead of 46% of West Virginia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 2% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
5 conserved acres
2% of Shepherdstown’s land. Who manages Shepherdstown’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cullison Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Ramsey Monument Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
2 places to go in Shepherdstown
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
10 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.
The best walking months in Shepherdstown: April, June 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 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 45 | 54 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 87 | 86 | 79 | 67 | 55 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Shepherdstown →
Questions about parks and trails in Shepherdstown
How much of Shepherdstown is conserved land?
2% 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 Shepherdstown’s trails?
James Rumsey Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Shepherdstown?
5,576 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Shepherdstown or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Shepherdstown have?
Ahead of 36% 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 Shepherdstown neighbors.
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 →