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Dunbar Pennsylvania 2010Photo: Canadian2006 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Dunbar

Few parks or trails are on the map in Dunbar

2% of Dunbar’s land is conserved, about 6 acres. 6 acres are parks and preserves, 6.4 per 1,000 residents. 83% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
2%
6 acres · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
6.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
83%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.6 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
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
Who protects it

6 conserved acres

2% of Dunbar’s land. Who manages Dunbar’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other or Unknown Local Government6 ac
Not recorded1 ac
Local Recreation Area · 6 acLocal Park · 1 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Dunbar Ballfield
Local Park
Not recorded6Unknown
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

0.6 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Dunbar: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.713.712.411.19.99.3
High (°F)384251647380848377655343
Rain (in)3.53.13.84.04.54.74.54.03.83.33.33.6

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 Dunbar →

Questions about parks and trails in Dunbar

Where can I bike in Dunbar?

0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Dunbar?

31,201 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dunbar or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Dunbar 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 →