Forest Woodland Park
Managed by Forest Hills Borough
28 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: NChanq at English Wikipedia · CC BY 3.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Forest Hills
7% of Forest Hills’ land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 2.0 miles of mapped trail cross Forest Hills, 1.3 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Forest Woodland Park (0.9 mi), Forest Hills Park (0.8 mi).
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns · #177 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
70 acres · of 1.6 sq mi of land
Trails
2.0 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
69 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Forest Hills?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Forest Hills have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Forest Hills is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns, #177 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Forest Hills’ overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B+Trails1.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (69 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B−Parks 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 88%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 83%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Forest Hills’ 7% is ahead of 46% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 84% of 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
The longest trail network is Forest Woodland Park, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
70 conserved acres
7% of Forest Hills’ land. Who manages Forest Hills’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government63 ac
Not recorded7 ac
Local Park · 69 acLocal Conservation Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Woodlawn Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 33 | Open |
| Forest Hills Main Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 23 | Open |
| Koch Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
| Forest Hills Borough Park Local Park | Not recorded | 4 | Unknown |
| Athletic Fields (Forest Hills) Local Park | Not recorded | 3 | Unknown |
| Ryan Glen Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Bird & Wildlife Sanctuary - Woodside Site Local Conservation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
9 places to go in Forest Hills
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Forest Hills
Bright Park
DirectionsForest Hills PlaygroundIn Forest Hills Park
DirectionsPlus 5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Forest Hills
2 dog parks without a name on the map.
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
4Baseball
1Basketball
1Tennis
1Pickleball
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Forest Hills: 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) | 37 | 41 | 50 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Forest Hills →
Next door
Forest Hills 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Hills | 7% | 1.3 | 11 | 99%+ | A |
| Braddock Hills | under 1% | 0.2 | 2 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Wilkins Township | 4% | 0.4 | 12 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Churchill | 11% | 2.2 | 50 | 83% | A |
| North Braddock | under 1% | 1.9 | under 1 | 99%+ | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Forest Hills
Where can I hike in Forest Hills?
The longest trail networks: Forest Woodland Park, 0.9 miles; Forest Hills Park, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Forest Hills is conserved land?
7% 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 Forest Hills’ trails?
Forest Woodland Park and Forest Hills Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Forest Hills?
16,436 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Forest Hills or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 69 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Forest Hills have?
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #177 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 Forest Hills 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 →