Photo: Nyttend · Public domainVirtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Cheswick
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Cheswick, 0.6 per square mile of land. 6 acres are parks and preserves, 3.3 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Cheswick?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Cheswick have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cheswick is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns. 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 Cheswick’s 1% is ahead of 9% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 64% of them.
Water is 16% of Cheswick’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
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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Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Rachel Carson Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
5 conserved acres
1% of Cheswick’s land. Water is left out: Cheswick has 0.5 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Cheswick’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Carson Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
| MacLean Street Parklet Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
2 places to go in Cheswick
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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 best walking months in Cheswick: April, May 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 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Cheswick →
Cheswick 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheswick | 1% | 0.6 | 3 | 99%+ | B |
| Springdale Township | 11% | 4.5 | 129 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Plum | 7% | 1.4 | 47 | 58% | A− |
| Harmar Township | 2% | 0.2 | 21 | 72% | B− |
| Springdale | 4% | 1.4 | 8 | 99%+ | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cheswick
Where can I hike in Cheswick?
The longest trail networks: Rachel Carson Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cheswick 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 Cheswick’s trails?
Rachel Carson Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cheswick?
11,970 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cheswick or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cheswick have?
Ahead of 58% 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 Cheswick 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 →