Photo: takomabibelot Camera location40° 36′ 31.32″ N, 79° 44′ 07.9″ W View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap 40.608699; -79.735529 · CC BY 2.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Brackenridge
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 10 acres are parks and preserves, 3.1 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Brackenridge, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns · #638 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Brackenridge?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Brackenridge have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Brackenridge is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns, #638 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Brackenridge’s 3% is ahead of 23% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 47% of them.
Water is 8% of Brackenridge’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
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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10 conserved acres
3% of Brackenridge’s land. Water is left out: Brackenridge has 0.5 square miles of land and 0.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Brackenridge’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 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brakenridge Memorial Park Local Park | Not recorded | 4 | Unknown |
| Brackenridge Borough Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
| Riverview Memorial Park Local Park | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
1 lakes & rivers
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
The best walking months in Brackenridge: 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 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Brackenridge →
Brackenridge 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brackenridge | 3% | 0.4 | 3 | 99%+ | B |
| Harrison Township | 13% | 2.9 | 65 | 73% | A |
| Natrona Heights | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Natrona | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Tarentum | 3% | 1.9 | 7 | 98% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Brackenridge
How much of Brackenridge 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.
Where can I bike in Brackenridge?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Brackenridge?
7,836 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brackenridge or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Brackenridge have?
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #638 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 Brackenridge 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 →