East Deer River Front Park
Managed by East Deer Township
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
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Outdoors in East Deer Township
East Deer Township has 128 acres of parks, 92 for every 1,000 residents
4.0 miles of mapped trail cross East Deer Township, 1.8 per square mile of land. 8% of East Deer Township’s land is conserved, about 121 acres. 89% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
121 acres · of 2.3 sq mi of land
Trails
4.0 mi
1.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
128 ac
92 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
89%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is East Deer Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does East Deer Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, East Deer Township is ahead of 94% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of East Deer Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B+Trails1.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land92 acres of park per 1,000 residents (128 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13AParks close to home89% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 94%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so East Deer Township’s 8% is ahead of 52% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 91% of them.
Water is 8% of East Deer Township’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 8%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
121 conserved acres
8% of East Deer Township’s land. Water is left out: East Deer Township has 2.3 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages East Deer Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government60 ac
Not recorded61 ac
Private Recreation or Education · 59 acLocal Park · 46 acLocal Recreation Area · 16 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford Run Private Recreation or Education | Not recorded | 59 | Open |
| Riddle Run Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 44 | Open |
| East Deer Recreational Facility Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 18 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in East Deer Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in East Deer Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 3.0 mi
Rachel Carson Trail3.9 mi
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
3Baseball
1Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in East Deer Township: April, May 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) | 37 | 41 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in East Deer Township →
Next door
East Deer Township and its neighbors
East Deer Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Deer Township | 8% | 1.8 | 92 | 89% | A |
| Frazer Township | 7% | 1.3 | 453 | 41% | A− |
| Tarentum | 3% | 1.9 | 7 | 98% | A− |
| Arnold | 2% | 0.5 | 2 | 99% | B− |
| New Kensington | 2% | 0.1 | 8 | 89% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in East Deer Township
How much of East Deer Township is conserved land?
8% 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 East Deer Township’s trails?
East Deer River Front Park and East Deer Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near East Deer Township?
10,797 acres of parks and open public land lie inside East Deer Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 128 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does East Deer Township have?
Ahead of 94% 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 East Deer Township 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 →