15th Street Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Taber Andrew Bain from Richmond, VA, USA · CC BY 2.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Wellsburg
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Wellsburg
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 19 acres are parks and preserves, 8.7 per 1,000 residents. 3% of Wellsburg’s land is conserved, about 17 acres.
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
17 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
19 ac
8.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.4 mi
1.4 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Wellsburg?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wellsburg have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wellsburg is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wellsburg’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical WV town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · WV 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land8.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (19 acres) · WV 10 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · WV 71% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 44%
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Few West Virginia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Wellsburg’s 3% is ahead of 56% of West Virginia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 2% of them.
Water is 27% of Wellsburg’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%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
17 conserved acres
3% of Wellsburg’s land. Water is left out: Wellsburg has 1.0 square miles of land and 0.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Wellsburg’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city17 ac
Not recorded14 ac
Local Park · 30 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18th Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Central Park Local Park | Not recorded | 3 | Open |
| 15Th Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Wellsburg
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Wellsburg
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Wellsburg
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Wellsburg
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
1.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Baseball
3Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →15 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Miller's TavernBuilding · listed 1978
About itWellsburg WharfStructure · listed 1979
About itWellsburg Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1982
About itBeallmoreBuilding · listed 1986
About itBrooke CemeteryStructure · listed 1986
About itDavid and Lucy Tarr Fleming MansionBuilding · listed 1986
About itElmhurstBuilding · listed 1986
About itGen. I. H. Duval MansionBuilding · listed 1986
About itHarry and Louisiana Beall Paull MansionBuilding · listed 1986
About itLewis Hall MansionBuilding · listed 1986
About itLucy Tarr MansionBuilding · listed 1986
About itKirker HouseBuilding · listed 1986
About it3 more on the History page.
When to get out
The best walking months in Wellsburg: 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 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 41 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
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 Wellsburg →
Next door
Wellsburg and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellsburg | 3% | under 0.1 | 9 | 99%+ | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wellsburg
How much of Wellsburg is conserved land?
3% 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 Wellsburg’s trails?
15th Street Park and Central Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Wellsburg?
1.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Wellsburg?
9,187 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wellsburg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Wellsburg have?
Ahead of 44% 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 Wellsburg 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 →