Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Star City
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 8 acres are parks and preserves, 4.3 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Star City, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Star City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Star City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Star City is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Few West Virginia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Star City’s 2% is ahead of 51% of West Virginia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 57% of them.
Water is 17% of Star City’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
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
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
7 conserved acres
2% of Star City’s land. Water is left out: Star City has 0.5 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Star City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Krepps Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Edith Barill Riverfront Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
2 places to go in Star City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
1.1 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.
The best walking months in Star City: 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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 43 | 52 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 78 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Star City →
Star City 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star City | 2% | 0.4 | 4 | 99%+ | B |
| Morgantown | 7% | 1.9 | 25 | 98% | A |
| Granville | 1% | 1.2 | 5 | 50% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Star City
How much of Star City 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 Star City’s trails?
Edith Barrill Riverfront Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Star City?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Star City?
14,607 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Star City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Star City have?
Ahead of 58% 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 Star City 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 →