Bangor Memorial Park
Park
28 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Cishuman · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Bangor
6% of Bangor’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. 6% of Bangor’s land is conserved, about 56 acres. 58 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns · #686 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
56 acres · of 1.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
58 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Bangor?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bangor have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bangor is ahead of 55% of U.S. towns, #686 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bangor’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (58 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 55%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 34%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Bangor’s 6% is ahead of 40% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Flory's Dam Park
Park
19 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Pennico Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
56 conserved acres
6% of Bangor’s land. Who manages Bangor’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government56 ac
Local Park · 56 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor Memorial Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 33 | Open |
| Flory's Dam Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 21 | Open |
| Pennico Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Bangor
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Bangor
Bangor Borough PoolIn Bangor Memorial Park
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Bangor
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
2Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 5 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Bangor: April, May, July and September
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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 40 | 48 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Bangor →
Next door
Bangor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor | 6% | under 0.1 | 11 | 99%+ | B− |
| Washington Township | 12% | 0.1 | 14 | 26% | C+ |
| East Bangor | 21% | 0.4 | 17 | 80% | A− |
| Roseto | 2% | under 0.1 | 5 | 99%+ | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bangor
How much of Bangor is conserved land?
6% 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 Bangor’s trails?
Bangor Memorial Park and Flory's Dam Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bangor?
25,752 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bangor or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 58 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bangor have?
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #686 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 Bangor 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 →