John J. Hopkins Memorial Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Edwardsville
15% of Edwardsville’s land is conserved, and 98% of residents live within a half mile of a park
15% of Edwardsville’s land is conserved, about 113 acres. 114 acres are parks and preserves, 23 per 1,000 residents. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Edwardsville, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns · #167 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
15%
113 acres · of 1.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
114 ac
23 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Edwardsville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Edwardsville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Edwardsville is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns, #167 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, trail miles lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Edwardsville’s overall grade.
Conserved land15% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land23 acres of park per 1,000 residents (114 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home98% 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 88%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 84%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Edwardsville’s 15% is ahead of 69% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 56% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Edwardsville. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
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
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
113 conserved acres
15% of Edwardsville’s land. Who manages Edwardsville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government113 ac
Local Park · 57 acLocal Recreation Area · 56 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luzerne County Levee Trail Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 54 | Open |
| Wilkes-Barre City Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 48 | Open |
| Edwardsville Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 8 | Open |
| Wilkes-Barre Levee Trail Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Main Street Memorial Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Olmsted Loop Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Tennis
3Baseball
2Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Edwardsville: April to 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 39 | 47 | 61 | 72 | 80 | 85 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.2 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Edwardsville →
Next door
Edwardsville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwardsville | 15% | 0.5 | 23 | 98% | A |
| Larksville | 1% | 0.2 | 9 | 89% | B− |
| Kingston | 11% | 0.1 | 11 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Wilkes-Barre | 8% | 0.5 | 8 | 99%+ | A− |
| Pringle | — 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 Edwardsville
How much of Edwardsville is conserved land?
15% 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 Edwardsville’s trails?
John J. Hopkins Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Edwardsville?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Edwardsville?
39,854 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Edwardsville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 114 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Edwardsville have?
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #167 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 Edwardsville 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 →