Photo: Youngamerican · CC BY-SA 3.0Teays Valley has 5.9 miles of mapped trails, 0.8 for every square mile of land
11 acres are parks and preserves, 0.8 per 1,000 residents. 17% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns · #53 of 61 in West Virginia. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Teays Valley?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Teays Valley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Teays Valley is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns, #53 of 61 in West Virginia. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few West Virginia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Teays Valley’s under 1% is ahead of 5% of West Virginia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 77% 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
The longest trail network is Valley Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
1 conserved acres
under 1% of Teays Valley’s land. Who manages Teays Valley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Park Local Park | State Department of Land | 3 | Open |
6 places to go in Teays Valley
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
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.
The best walking months in Teays Valley: 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 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 48 | 56 | 69 | 77 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 69 | 57 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
November is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Teays Valley →
Teays Valley and its neighbors
Teays Valley has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Teays Valley
Where can I hike in Teays Valley?
The longest trail networks: Valley Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Teays Valley is conserved land?
under 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 Teays Valley’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Hurricane City Park (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Teays Valley?
11,954 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Teays Valley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Teays Valley have?
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #53 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 Teays Valley 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 →