Photo: Nyttend · Public domain99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Baden
19 acres are parks and preserves, 4.9 per 1,000 residents. 1% of Baden’s land is conserved, about 18 acres.
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns · #931 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Baden?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Baden have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Baden is ahead of 31% of U.S. towns, #931 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Baden’s 1% is ahead of 8% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
Water is 9% of Baden’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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18 conserved acres
1% of Baden’s land. Water is left out: Baden has 2.3 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Baden’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
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.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baden Ballfield Local Park | Not recorded | 9 | Unknown |
| Baden Memorial Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 6 | Open |
| Baden Park Local Park | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
| Schiller Street Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Virginia Avenue Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Lana Memorial Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
1 places to go in Baden
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1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Baden: 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 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 41 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Baden →
Baden and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baden | 1% | under 0.1 | 5 | 99% | C |
| Economy | 3% | under 0.1 | 37 | 42% | C+ |
| Harmony Township | 5% | 0.3 | 29 | 95% | B+ |
| Aliquippa | 1% | 0.3 | 3 | 72% | C |
| Hopewell Township | 2% | 0.5 | 14 | 42% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Baden
How much of Baden is conserved land?
1% 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.
Is there public land near Baden?
13,773 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Baden or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Baden have?
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #931 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 Baden neighbors.
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 →