Delaware County Park
Managed by Delaware County Parks and Recreation
30 acres
Dogs on leash
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Smallbones at en.wikipedia · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Darby
9% of Darby’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. 9% of Darby’s land is conserved, about 52 acres. 59 acres are parks and preserves, 5.5 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns · #729 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
52 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
59 ac
5.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Darby?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Darby have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Darby is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns, #729 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Darby’s 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 land5.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (59 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 51%
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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 Darby’s 9% is ahead of 54% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of 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
52 conserved acres
9% of Darby’s land. Who manages Darby’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government20 ac
Not recorded31 ac
Local Park · 48 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 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| County Land Local Park | Not recorded | 28 | Unknown |
| Bartram Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 17 | Open |
| Fema Flood Buyout (County Or Municipal Owned) Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 2 | Open |
| Norman Powell Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Darby Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Darby
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Darby
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
2Basketball
1Football
1Baseball
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). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Darby MeetingBuilding · listed 1978
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Darby: 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 | 65 | 74 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
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 Darby →
Next door
Darby 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darby | 9% | under 0.1 | 5 | 99%+ | B− |
| Yeadon | 12% | 0.1 | 11 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Philadelphia | 15% | 1.7 | 7 | 99%+ | A |
| Collingdale | 8% | 0.2 | 5 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Colwyn | 24% | under 0.1 | 15 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Upper Darby Township | 6% | 0.7 | 4 | 98% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Darby
How much of Darby 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 Darby’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Delaware County Park (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Darby?
20,096 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Darby or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 59 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Darby have?
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #729 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 Darby 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 →