Photo: Smallbones · Public domainVirtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Bloomfield
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Bloomfield, 0.7 per square mile of land. 16 acres are parks and preserves, 15 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Bloomfield?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Bloomfield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bloomfield is ahead of 76% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Bloomfield’s 3% is ahead of 17% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 65% of them.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
10 conserved acres
3% of Bloomfield’s land. Who manages Bloomfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomfield Borough Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 8 | Open |
| Bloomfield-Centre-Carroll Pool & Tennis Court Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
1 places to go in Bloomfield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 lakes & rivers
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.
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.
The best walking months in Bloomfield: April to 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) | 37 | 40 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Bloomfield →
Questions about parks and trails in Bloomfield
How much of Bloomfield is conserved land?
3% 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 Bloomfield’s trails?
Memorial Softball Fields doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bloomfield?
20,153 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bloomfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 16 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bloomfield have?
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Bloomfield 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 →