Emsworth Community Park
Park
6 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Emsworth
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Emsworth
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Emsworth, 0.7 per square mile of land. 12 acres are parks and preserves, 4.8 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
11 acres · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
4.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
4 beaches
What kind of outdoors town is Emsworth?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Emsworth have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Emsworth is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Emsworth’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land4.8 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 68%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Emsworth’s 3% is ahead of 20% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 67% of them.
Water is 18% of Emsworth’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Emsworth. 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 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
The longest trail network is Emsworth Community Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
11 conserved acres
3% of Emsworth’s land. Water is left out: Emsworth has 0.6 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Emsworth’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government7 ac
Not recorded4 ac
Local Park · 7 acLocal Other or Unknown · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marmo Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 7 | Open |
| Avonworth Field Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 4 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Emsworth
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Emsworth
4 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Emsworth
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
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Emsworth: 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 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 41 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Emsworth →
Next door
Emsworth and its neighbors
Emsworth has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emsworth | 3% | 0.7 | 5 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Kilbuck Township | — 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 Emsworth
Where can I hike in Emsworth?
The longest trail networks: Emsworth Community Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Emsworth 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 Emsworth’s trails?
Emsworth Community Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Emsworth?
19,276 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Emsworth or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Emsworth have?
Ahead of 68% 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 Emsworth 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 →