Clifton Heights Fields
Park
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Spmarshall42 at English Wikipedia · CC BY 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Clifton Heights
9% of Clifton Heights’ 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. 9% of Clifton Heights’ land is conserved, about 39 acres. 39 acres are parks and preserves, 5.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns · #724 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
39 acres · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
39 ac
5.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Clifton Heights?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Clifton Heights have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Clifton Heights is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns, #724 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 Clifton Heights’ overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land5.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (39 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13CParks 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 52%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 30%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Clifton Heights’ 9% is ahead of 54% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Clifton Heights. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on 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
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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.
Who protects it
39 conserved acres
9% of Clifton Heights’ land. Who manages Clifton Heights’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government34 ac
Town or city1 ac
Not recorded5 ac
Local Recreation Area · 19 acLocal Park · 19 acLocal Other or Unknown · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 13 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton Heights Athletic Fields Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 14 | Open |
| Diamond Street Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 10 | Open |
| Kent Mills Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
| Clifton Heights Swim Club Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 3 | Open |
| County Land Local Park | Not recorded | 2 | Unknown |
| Clifton Heights Softball Field Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Darby Creek Greenway Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Woodgate Tract Local Other or Unknown | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Darby Creek & Garrett Tract Local Other or Unknown | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Ted Mcfadden Memorial Playground Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
3 places to go in Clifton Heights
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Playgrounds in Clifton Heights
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Clifton Heights: April to June 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 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 44 | 52 | 64 | 74 | 82 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 55 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Clifton Heights →
Next door
Clifton Heights 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton Heights | 9% | under 0.1 | 6 | 99%+ | B− |
| Upper Darby Township | 6% | 0.7 | 4 | 98% | B+ |
| Drexel Hill | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Lansdowne | 6% | 1.0 | 4 | 99%+ | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Clifton Heights
How much of Clifton Heights is conserved land?
9% 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 Clifton Heights’ trails?
Clifton Heights Fields doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Clifton Heights?
20,069 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clifton Heights or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 39 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Clifton Heights have?
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #724 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 Clifton Heights 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 →