Clearview Park Complex
Park
4 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Lee Paxton · CC BY-SA 4.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Crafton
10% of Crafton’s 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. 2.0 miles of mapped trail cross Crafton, 1.8 per square mile of land. 10% of Crafton’s land is conserved, about 75 acres.
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns · #98 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
10%
75 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
2.0 mi
1.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
77 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Crafton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Crafton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Crafton is ahead of 92% of U.S. towns, #98 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Crafton’s overall grade.
Conserved land10% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (77 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B−Parks 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 92%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 91%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Crafton’s 10% is ahead of 57% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 91% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Clearview Park Complex, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Foster Avenue Park
Park
3 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Noble Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
75 conserved acres
10% of Crafton’s land. Who manages Crafton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government64 ac
Town or city33 ac
Not recorded25 ac
Local Park · 101 acLocal Recreation Area · 21 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan Property Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 62 | Open |
| Crafton Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 31 | Open |
| Meyer & Middleton Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Crafton Municipal Park Local Park | Not recorded | 10 | Unknown |
| Ingram Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
| Clearview Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Noble Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
18 places to go in Crafton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Crafton
13 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Public pools in Crafton
1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Crafton
4 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.4 miUnpaved · 1.2 mi
Chartiers Path0.2 mi
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
9Baseball
2Tennis
1Field hockey
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Campbell BuildingBuilding · listed 1988
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Crafton: 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 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 41 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Crafton →
Next door
Crafton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crafton | 10% | 1.8 | 13 | 99%+ | A |
| Pittsburgh | 12% | 2.1 | 15 | 99% | A |
| Thornburg | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Ingram | 1% | 0.2 | 1 | 99%+ | B− |
| Rosslyn Farms | — 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 Crafton
Where can I hike in Crafton?
The longest trail networks: Clearview Park Complex, 0.4 miles; Crafton Park Complex, 0.3 miles; Foster Avenue Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Crafton is conserved land?
10% 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 Crafton’s trails?
Clearview Park Complex and Crafton Park Complex don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Crafton?
16,894 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Crafton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 77 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Crafton have?
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #98 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 Crafton 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 →