Photo: Pubdog · Public domainBradford has 33 acres of parks, 4.3 for every 1,000 residents
3.5 miles of mapped trail cross Bradford, 1.1 per square mile of land. 90% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Bradford’s land is conserved, about 31 acres.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns · #672 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Bradford?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Bradford have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bradford is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns, #672 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Trail miles hold 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 Bradford’s 1% is ahead of 9% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 78% 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.
Jan Hamlin Park
31 conserved acres
1% of Bradford’s land. Who manages Bradford’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callahan Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 28 | Open |
| Hanley Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
9 places to go in Bradford
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 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.
4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Bradford: May, June, August 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 44 | 57 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Bradford →
Bradford 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford | 1% | 1.1 | 4 | 90% | B |
| Bradford Township | 11% | 2.0 | 325 | 22% | A− |
| Foster Township | 8% | 2.3 | 416 | 29% | A− |
| Foster Brook | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bradford
How much of Bradford 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.
Are dogs allowed on Bradford’s trails?
Hanley Park and Jan Hamlin Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bradford?
76,903 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bradford or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 33 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Bradford have?
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #672 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 Bradford 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 →