Jacob's Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Canadian2006 · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Elizabeth
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Elizabeth
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 6 acres are parks and preserves, 4.2 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Elizabeth’s land is conserved, about 5 acres.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
5 acres · of 0.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
4.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Elizabeth?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Elizabeth have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Elizabeth is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Elizabeth’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land4.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (6 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 38%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Elizabeth’s 2% is ahead of 16% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
Water is 17% of Elizabeth’s area (0 of 0 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 C− to B. 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
5 conserved acres
2% of Elizabeth’s land. Water is left out: Elizabeth has 0.3 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Elizabeth’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government3 ac
Town or city2 ac
Local Park · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wylie Field Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Elizabeth Riverfront Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Duke Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Elizabeth
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Elizabeth
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Elizabeth
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
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
5Basketball
2Tennis
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Elizabeth: 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 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 42 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Elizabeth →
Next door
Elizabeth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | 2% | under 0.1 | 4 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Forward Township | 20% | under 0.1 | 74 | 31% | B |
| Elizabeth Township | 13% | 0.9 | 112 | 77% | A |
| Jefferson Hills | 5% | 0.3 | 31 | 69% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Elizabeth
How much of Elizabeth is conserved land?
2% 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 Elizabeth’s trails?
Jacob's Park and Elizabeth Riverfront Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Elizabeth?
12,637 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Elizabeth or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Elizabeth have?
Ahead of 38% 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 Elizabeth 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 →