Photo: Canadian2006 · CC BY-SA 3.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Connellsville
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Connellsville, 0.1 per square mile of land. 55 acres are parks and preserves, 8.0 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns · #662 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Connellsville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Connellsville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Connellsville is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns, #662 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Connellsville’s 4% is ahead of 31% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 18% 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.
59 conserved acres
4% of Connellsville’s land. Who manages Connellsville’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 17 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| North End Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 15 | Open |
| East Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 11 | Open |
| South Connellsville Athletic Field Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 8 | Open |
| Connell Avenue Ballfield Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 6 | Open |
| John Woodruff Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Great Allegheny Passage Private Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 4 | Open |
| 12th Street Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
| Connellsville Ballfield #1 Local Park | Not recorded | 3 | Unknown |
| Yough River Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Austin Avenue Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
4 places to go in Connellsville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
1.4 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.
6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Connellsville: 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 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 42 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Connellsville →
Connellsville and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connellsville | 4% | 0.1 | 8 | 99%+ | B |
| Connellsville Township | 11% | 0.5 | 6 | 65% | B |
| Dunbar Township | 32% | 0.9 | 109 | 29% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Connellsville
How much of Connellsville is conserved land?
4% 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 Connellsville’s trails?
Yough Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Connellsville?
1.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Connellsville?
29,482 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Connellsville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 55 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Connellsville have?
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #662 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 Connellsville 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 →