Lefty Hamilton Park
Managed by Williamson Parks and Recreation
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: FloNight (Sydney Poore) and Russell Poore · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Williamson
Williamson has 9.2 miles of mapped trails, 2.8 for every square mile of land
13 acres are parks and preserves, 4.3 per 1,000 residents. 65% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns · #31 of 61 in West Virginia. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
9 acres · of 3.3 sq mi of land
Trails
9.2 mi
2.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
13 ac
4.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
65%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Williamson?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Williamson have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Williamson is ahead of 48% of U.S. towns, #31 of 61 in West Virginia. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Williamson’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical WV town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails2.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (9 mi) · WV 0.3 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land4.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (13 acres) · WV 10 · U.S. 13CParks close to home65% of residents within a half mile of a park · WV 71% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 48%
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West Virginia towns of 2,500+ (61)Ahead of 50%
Few West Virginia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Williamson’s under 1% is ahead of 22% of West Virginia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 98% 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
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.
Victoria Courts Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
9 conserved acres
under 1% of Williamson’s land. Who manages Williamson’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city9 ac
Not recorded9 ac
Local Park · 18 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lefty Hamilton Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Ramella Park Community Garden of Eatin' Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Williamson
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Williamson
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Community gardens in Williamson
1 community garden without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
BUF-#10-Easy4.5 mi
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
3Baseball
2Basketball
1Tennis
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Williamson: April and May
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 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 50 | 59 | 71 | 79 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 70 | 59 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.3 |
November is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Williamson →
Next door
Williamson and its neighbors
Williamson has the most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamson | under 1% | 2.8 | 4 | 65% | B− |
| Chattaroy | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Williamson
How much of Williamson 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 Williamson’s trails?
Lefty Hamilton Park and West End Recreational Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Williamson?
14,702 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Williamson or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Williamson have?
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #31 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 Williamson 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 →