Few parks or trails are on the map in Dalton
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Dalton. 5 acres are parks and preserves, 3.7 per 1,000 residents. 5% of Dalton’s land is conserved, about 89 acres.
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Dalton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Dalton is ahead of 33% of U.S. towns. Conserved land 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 Dalton’s 5% is ahead of 34% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 10% 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
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89 conserved acres
5% of Dalton’s land. Who manages Dalton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 69 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rinaldi Private Conservation | Not recorded | 16 | Closed |
| Dalton Streamside Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
1 places to go in Dalton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
The best walking months in Dalton: May to July and September
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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 44 | 58 | 69 | 77 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.3 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Dalton →
Dalton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton | 5% | under 0.1 | 4 | 70% | C |
| North Abington Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Glenburn Township | 5% | under 0.1 | 25 | 80% | B− |
| Waverly Township | 7% | 0.5 | 24 | 63% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Dalton
How much of Dalton is conserved land?
5% 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.
Where can I bike in Dalton?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Dalton?
6,261 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dalton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Dalton have?
Ahead of 33% 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 Dalton 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 →