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2017-07-22 12 09 09 "Welcome to the City of War" sign along southbound West Virginia State Route 16 (Main Street) at Excelsior A Road (McDowell County Route 102-08) in War, McDowell County, West VirginiaPhoto: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in War

Few parks or trails are on the map in War

1.0 miles of mapped trail cross War, 1.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Things to do

1 places to go in War

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in War

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

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
1Football
1Tennis
1Multi-sport

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in War: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.910.811.913.114.214.714.513.612.411.210.19.6
High (°F)444857697682858479685747
Rain (in)3.43.33.94.24.94.35.24.03.22.92.73.5

November is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in War →

Questions about parks and trails in War

Is there public land near War?

3,763 acres of parks and open public land lie inside War or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from War 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 →