Quarry Field
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), creator · Public domainA−Outdoors
Outdoors in East Pittsburgh
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in East Pittsburgh
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross East Pittsburgh, 2.3 per square mile of land. 12 acres are parks and preserves, 5.4 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
11 acres · of 0.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
2.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
5.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is East Pittsburgh?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does East Pittsburgh have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, East Pittsburgh is ahead of 82% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of East Pittsburgh’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%BTrails2.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land5.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (12 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 82%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so East Pittsburgh’s 5% is ahead of 34% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 94% of them.
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.
Bessemer Avenue Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
11 conserved acres
5% of East Pittsburgh’s land. Who manages East Pittsburgh’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government11 ac
Local Park · 7 acLocal Recreation Area · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grandview Avenue Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 7 | Open |
| Quarry Field Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in East Pittsburgh
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in East Pittsburgh
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
1Basketball
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).
Westinghouse, George, Memorial BridgeStructure · listed 1977
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in East Pittsburgh: 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 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 41 | 50 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in East Pittsburgh →
Next door
East Pittsburgh 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Pittsburgh | 5% | 2.3 | 5 | 99%+ | A− |
| North Versailles Township | under 1% | 1.3 | 2 | 73% | C+ |
| North Braddock | under 1% | 1.9 | under 1 | 99%+ | B− |
| West Wilmerding | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in East Pittsburgh
How much of East Pittsburgh 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.
Are dogs allowed on East Pittsburgh’s trails?
Quarry Field and Bessemer Avenue Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near East Pittsburgh?
15,055 acres of parks and open public land lie inside East Pittsburgh or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does East Pittsburgh have?
Ahead of 82% 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 Pittsburgh 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 →