Ferndale Borough Recreational Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainC+Outdoors
Outdoors in Ferndale
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Ferndale
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 8 acres are parks and preserves, 5.6 per 1,000 residents. 3% of Ferndale’s land is conserved, about 8 acres.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
8 acres · of 0.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
5.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.4 mi
1.4 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Ferndale?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ferndale have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ferndale is ahead of 42% 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 Ferndale’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land5.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (8 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 42%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Ferndale’s 3% is ahead of 23% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
Water is 6% of Ferndale’s area (0 of 0 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Ferndale. 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 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
8 conserved acres
3% of Ferndale’s land. Water is left out: Ferndale has 0.4 square miles of land and 0.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Ferndale’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government8 ac
Not recorded8 ac
Local Recreation Area · 8 acLocal Other or Unknown · 8 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferndale Recreation Park and Fields Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 16 | Open |
Biking & sports
1.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
2Basketball
1Tennis
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Ferndale: 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) | 36 | 39 | 48 | 62 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 63 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Ferndale →
Next door
Ferndale 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferndale | 3% | under 0.1 | 6 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Stonycreek Township | 4% | 3.7 | 33 | 99%+ | A |
| Johnstown | 2% | 0.8 | 3 | 96% | B− |
| Upper Yoder Township | 15% | 1.2 | 14 | 45% | B+ |
| Riverside | — 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 Ferndale
How much of Ferndale 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 Ferndale’s trails?
Ferndale Borough Recreational Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Ferndale?
1.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Ferndale?
35,546 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ferndale or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ferndale have?
Ahead of 42% 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 Ferndale 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 →