Elm Leaf Park
Park
68 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Baldwin
Baldwin has 9.7 miles of mapped trails, 1.7 for every square mile of land
98% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5% of Baldwin’s land is conserved, about 170 acres. 195 acres are parks and preserves, 9.3 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 80% of U.S. towns · #297 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
170 acres · of 5.8 sq mi of land
Trails
9.7 mi
1.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
195 ac
9.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.5 mi
1.5 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Baldwin?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Baldwin have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Baldwin is ahead of 80% of U.S. towns, #297 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Baldwin’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (10 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land9.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (195 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home98% 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 80%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 71%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Baldwin’s 5% is ahead of 33% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 90% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ 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 Elm Leaf Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
All 6 parks & preserves
Elm Leaf Park68 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Leland Park9 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsColewood Park17 acres
DirectionsHays Woods Park3 acres
DirectionsPaynter Field2 acres
McAnnulty Park2 acres
Who protects it
170 conserved acres
5% of Baldwin’s land. Who manages Baldwin’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government104 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits3 ac
Not recorded68 ac
Local Park · 154 acLocal Recreation Area · 13 acPrivate Recreation or Education · 5 acPrivate Conservation · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 14 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elm Leaf Park Local Park | Not recorded | 68 | Unknown |
| Colewood Park Local Park | Not recorded | 38 | Unknown |
| Macek Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 16 | Open |
| Baldwin Municipal Field & Pool Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 13 | Open |
| Leland Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 12 | Open |
| Leland Park Local Park | Not recorded | 11 | Unknown |
| Three Rivers Heritage Trail Private Recreation or Education | Not recorded | 8 | Open |
| Municipal Park Local Park | Not recorded | 3 | Unknown |
| Lafferty Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Springdale Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Baldwin
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Baldwin
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Baldwin
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Picnic areas in Baldwin
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
1.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
9Baseball
4Basketball
1Field hockey
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Baldwin: 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 | 50 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Baldwin →
Next door
Baldwin and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Pittsburgh118 miSouth Park Township32 miBethel Park17 miWest Mifflin11 miBaldwin9.7 miPleasant Hills4.5 miWhitehall2.2 miBrentwood0.7 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin | 5% | 1.7 | 9 | 98% | A− |
| Pittsburgh | 12% | 2.1 | 15 | 99% | A |
| Whitehall | 3% | 0.7 | 6 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Pleasant Hills | 16% | 1.6 | 34 | 99%+ | A+ |
| West Mifflin | 3% | 0.8 | 12 | 98% | B+ |
| Brentwood | 6% | 0.5 | 5 | 92% | B |
| Bethel Park | 12% | 1.5 | 25 | 92% | A |
| South Park Township | 26% | 3.5 | 109 | 79% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Baldwin
Where can I hike in Baldwin?
The longest trail networks: Elm Leaf Park, 0.1 miles; Leland Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Baldwin is conserved land?
5% 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 Baldwin’s trails?
Elm Leaf Park and Colewood Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Baldwin?
1.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Baldwin?
21,538 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Baldwin or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 195 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Baldwin have?
Ahead of 80% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #297 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 Baldwin 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 →