Aspinwall Riverfront Park
Park
10 acres0.3 mi of trail
Highmark Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Lee Paxton · CC BY-SA 4.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Aspinwall
12% of Aspinwall’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Aspinwall, 1.7 per square mile of land. 12% of Aspinwall’s land is conserved, about 26 acres.
Ahead of 91% of U.S. towns · #115 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
12%
26 acres · of 0.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
1.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
28 ac
10.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.2 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Aspinwall?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Aspinwall have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Aspinwall is ahead of 91% of U.S. towns, #115 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Aspinwall’s overall grade.
Conserved land12% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land10.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (28 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 91%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 89%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Aspinwall’s 12% is ahead of 63% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 90% of them.
Water is 9% of Aspinwall’s area (0 of 0 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 10%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A+. 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 Aspinwall Riverfront Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Firemen's Memorial Park
Park
3 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
26 conserved acres
12% of Aspinwall’s land. Water is left out: Aspinwall has 0.4 square miles of land and 0.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Aspinwall’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government23 ac
Not recorded3 ac
Local Park · 20 acLocal Recreation Area · 6 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspinwall Riverfront Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 14 | Open |
| Field Avenue Recreation Field Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 6 | Open |
| Fireman's Park (AVFMP) Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Aspinwall Recreational Area Local Park | Not recorded | 2 | Unknown |
| Firemans Memorial Park Local Park | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
6 places to go in Aspinwall
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Aspinwall
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Aspinwall
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Highmark Trail0.2 mi
Biking & sports
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Basketball
2Baseball
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). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Sauer Buildings Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1985
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Aspinwall: 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 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 41 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Aspinwall →
Next door
Aspinwall 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspinwall | 12% | 1.7 | 10 | 99%+ | A |
| O'Hara Township | 8% | 0.4 | 41 | 89% | A− |
| Sharpsburg | 4% | 3.1 | 4 | 99%+ | A− |
| Pittsburgh | 12% | 2.1 | 15 | 99% | A |
| Fox Chapel | 10% | 1.5 | 107 | 76% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Aspinwall
Where can I hike in Aspinwall?
The longest trail networks: Aspinwall Riverfront Park, 0.3 miles; Firemen's Memorial Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Aspinwall is conserved land?
12% 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 Aspinwall’s trails?
Aspinwall Riverfront Park and Firemen's Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Aspinwall?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Aspinwall?
15,656 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Aspinwall or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 28 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Aspinwall have?
Ahead of 91% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #115 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 Aspinwall 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 →