Fireman's Memorial Park
Park
4 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: takomabibelot · CC BY 2.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Arnold
99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Arnold
10 acres are parks and preserves, 2.1 per 1,000 residents. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Arnold, 0.5 per square mile of land. 2% of Arnold’s land is conserved, about 9 acres.
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns · #704 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
9 acres · of 0.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
2.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Arnold?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Arnold have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Arnold is ahead of 53% of U.S. towns, #704 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Arnold’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land2.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (10 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home99% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 53%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 32%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Arnold’s 2% is ahead of 11% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 58% of them.
Water is 14% of Arnold’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
The longest trail network is Fireman's Memorial Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
City of Arnold - 18th Street Baseball Field
Managed by City of Arnold
3 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Roosevelt Park
Managed by City of Arnold
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
9 conserved acres
2% of Arnold’s land. Water is left out: Arnold has 0.7 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Arnold’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government9 ac
Local Park · 9 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Riverside Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 7 | Open |
| Roosevelt Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Arnold: April, May 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 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 41 | 50 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Arnold →
Next door
Arnold and its neighbors
Arnold has the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold | 2% | 0.5 | 2 | 99% | B− |
| New Kensington | 2% | 0.1 | 8 | 89% | C+ |
| East Deer Township | 8% | 1.8 | 92 | 89% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Arnold
Where can I hike in Arnold?
The longest trail networks: Fireman's Memorial Park, 0.3 miles; City of Arnold - 18th Street Baseball Field, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Arnold is conserved land?
2% of its land, against a typical 8% for a Pennsylvania town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Arnold’s trails?
Fireman's Memorial Park and City of Arnold - 18th Street Baseball Field don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Arnold?
9,664 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Arnold or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Arnold have?
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #704 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. 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 Arnold 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 →