Polish Hill Ballfields
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Duquesne
99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Duquesne
3.3 miles of mapped trail cross Duquesne, 1.8 per square mile of land. 29 acres are parks and preserves, 5.6 per 1,000 residents. 3% of Duquesne’s land is conserved, about 29 acres.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns · #433 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
29 acres · of 1.8 sq mi of land
Trails
3.3 mi
1.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
29 ac
5.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.6 mi
2.6 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Duquesne?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Duquesne have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Duquesne is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns, #433 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Duquesne’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B−Trails1.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land5.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (29 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13CParks close to home99% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 72%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 58%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Duquesne’s 3% is ahead of 17% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 91% of them.
Water is 10% of Duquesne’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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
29 conserved acres
3% of Duquesne’s land. Water is left out: Duquesne has 1.8 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Duquesne’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government10 ac
Regional agency8 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits7 ac
Not recorded18 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 10 acLocal Park · 9 acPrivate Recreation or Education · 8 acLocal Recreation Area · 8 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 8 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Railroad Property Acquisition Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 23 | Open |
| Duquesne Place Field Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 10 | Open |
| Polish Hill Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 8 | Open |
| Great Allegheny Passage Private Recreation or Education | Not recorded | 2 | Closed |
| Grant Avenue Parklet Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Duquesne
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Duquesne
Duquesne Place Playground
DirectionsPlus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Waterfalls in Duquesne
Thompson Run Falls
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Baseball
2Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Duquesne: 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) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Duquesne →
Next door
Duquesne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duquesne | 3% | 1.8 | 6 | 99% | B+ |
| West Mifflin | 3% | 0.8 | 12 | 98% | B+ |
| North Versailles Township | under 1% | 1.3 | 2 | 73% | C+ |
| McKeesport | 5% | 0.7 | 10 | 94% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Duquesne
How much of Duquesne 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 Duquesne’s trails?
Polish Hill Ballfields doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Duquesne?
2.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Duquesne?
17,117 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Duquesne or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 29 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Duquesne have?
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #433 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 Duquesne 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 →