Veterans Memorial Park
Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Cressona
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Cressona
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 23 acres are parks and preserves, 16 per 1,000 residents. 3% of Cressona’s land is conserved, about 22 acres.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
22 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
23 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Cressona?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cressona have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cressona is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cressona’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% 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 land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (23 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13BParks 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 54%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Cressona’s 3% is ahead of 24% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Cressona. 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
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
22 conserved acres
3% of Cressona’s land. Who manages Cressona’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government22 ac
Local Park · 20 acLocal Recreation Area · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cressona Memorial Park and Pool Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 13 | Open |
| Cressona Community Grove Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 7 | Open |
| Cressona Recreation Area Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Cressona
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Cressona
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
When to get out
The best walking months in Cressona: 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 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 39 | 48 | 61 | 71 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 51 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.1 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Cressona →
Next door
Cressona 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cressona | 3% | under 0.1 | 16 | 99%+ | B− |
| North Manheim Township | 7% | 0.5 | 4 | 46% | B− |
| Schuylkill Haven | 7% | 0.6 | 14 | 99%+ | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cressona
How much of Cressona is conserved land?
3% 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 Cressona’s trails?
Veterans Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cressona?
28,643 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cressona or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 23 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cressona have?
Ahead of 54% 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 Cressona 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 →