Dewitt-Deweese Memorial Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: James Case · CC BY 2.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Philadelphia
Philadelphia has 150 acres of parks, 21 for every 1,000 residents
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Philadelphia. 37% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Philadelphia’s land is conserved, about 150 acres.
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns · #53 of 101 in Mississippi. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
150 acres · of 12.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
150 ac
21 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
37%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Philadelphia?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Philadelphia have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Philadelphia is ahead of 31% of U.S. towns, #53 of 101 in Mississippi. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Philadelphia’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical MS town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MS 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land21 acres of park per 1,000 residents (150 acres) · MS 8 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home37% of residents within a half mile of a park · MS 46% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 31%
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Mississippi towns of 2,500+ (101)Ahead of 48%
Few Mississippi towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Philadelphia’s 2% is ahead of 49% of Mississippi towns, while its trails per square mile lead 18% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Philadelphia. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. 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
150 conserved acres
2% of Philadelphia’s land. Who manages Philadelphia’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city150 ac
Local Park · 150 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northside Park Local Park | Town or city | 142 | Open |
| Westside Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Dewitt Deweese Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Philadelphia
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Philadelphia
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
13Baseball
8Tennis
2Basketball
1Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
May is the best month for walking in Philadelphia
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) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 83 | 89 | 91 | 91 | 86 | 77 | 66 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.1 |
September is the driest month (3.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 6.0 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Philadelphia →
Next door
Philadelphia and its neighbors
Philadelphia has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 2% | under 0.1 | 21 | 37% | C |
| Pearl River | under 1% | 0.4 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Philadelphia
How much of Philadelphia is conserved land?
2% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Mississippi town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Philadelphia’s trails?
Dewitt-Deweese Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Philadelphia?
228 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Philadelphia or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 150 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Philadelphia have?
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #53 of 101 in Mississippi. 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 Philadelphia 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 →