Dr. George Rigas House · Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY-SA 3.0Weirton has 5.0 miles of mapped trails, 0.3 for every square mile of land
47 acres are parks and preserves, 2.5 per 1,000 residents. 74% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns · #44 of 61 in West Virginia. What drives it
How much outdoors does Weirton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Weirton is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns, #44 of 61 in West Virginia. 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 Weirton’s 1% is ahead of 25% of West Virginia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 47% of them.
Water is 6% of Weirton’s area (1 of 19 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
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.
Margaret M Weir Park
Aaron Davies Memorial Playground
All 5 parks & preserves
59 conserved acres
1% of Weirton’s land. Water is left out: Weirton has 18.1 square miles of land and 1.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Weirton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weirton Baseball Association Park Private Park | Private owners | 30 | Closed |
| Woodland Estates Playground Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| JC Williams Soccer Complex Local Park | Not recorded | 14 | Open |
| Oakland Avenue Field Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Starvaggi Memorial Pool Local Park | Not recorded | 12 | Open |
| Sen. Edwin J. Bowman Field Local Park | Not recorded | 8 | Open |
| Aaron Davies Memorial Playground Local Park | Not recorded | 3 | Open |
| Weirton Community Center Local Park | Not recorded | 3 | Open |
| Bennett Drive Playground Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Steve Dorich Memorial Playground Local Park | Not recorded | 1 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
7 places to go in Weirton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 lakes & rivers
2.9 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.
5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Weirton: 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 40 | 50 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 51 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Weirton →
Weirton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weirton | 1% | 0.3 | 3 | 74% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Weirton
Where can I hike in Weirton?
The longest trail networks: Aaron Davies Memorial Playground, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Weirton 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 Weirton’s trails?
JC Williams Soccer Simplex and Margaret M Weir Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Weirton?
2.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Weirton?
25,033 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Weirton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 47 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Weirton have?
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #44 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 Weirton 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 →