Westover City Park
Managed by Westover Parks and Recreation
28 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Westover
96% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Westover
1% of Westover’s land is conserved, about 29 acres. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Westover, 0.1 per square mile of land. 31 acres are parks and preserves, 7.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns · #39 of 61 in West Virginia. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
29 acres · of 3.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
31 ac
7.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
96%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
988 ft
Grapevine Hill
What kind of outdoors town is Westover?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Westover have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Westover is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns, #39 of 61 in West Virginia. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Westover’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical WV town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · WV 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land7.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (31 acres) · WV 10 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home96% of residents within a half mile of a park · WV 71% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 43%
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West Virginia towns of 2,500+ (61)Ahead of 37%
Few West Virginia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Westover’s 1% is ahead of 42% of West Virginia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 17% of them.
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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
29 conserved acres
1% of Westover’s land. Who manages Westover’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city28 ac
Not recorded28 ac
Local Park · 56 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westover City Park Local Park | Not recorded | 55 | Open |
| Mascioli Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Westover
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Westover
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Westover
Grapevine Hill988 ft elevation
DirectionsBiking & 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
4Baseball
2Tennis
1Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
St. Mary's Orthodox ChurchBuilding · listed 1988
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Westover: 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 Westover →
Next door
Westover 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westover | 1% | 0.1 | 8 | 96% | C+ |
| Granville | 1% | 1.2 | 5 | 50% | C+ |
| Morgantown | 7% | 1.9 | 25 | 98% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Westover
How much of Westover 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 Westover’s trails?
Westover City Park and Mascioli Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Westover?
17,910 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Westover or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 31 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Westover have?
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #39 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 Westover 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 →