Girard Park
Managed by Girard Borough
103 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Dasandman008 · CC BY-SA 3.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Girard
Girard has 112 acres of parks, 38 for every 1,000 residents
2.9 miles of mapped trail cross Girard, 1.2 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Girard Park (1.1 mi). 9% of Girard’s land is conserved, about 139 acres.
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns · #163 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
139 acres · of 2.3 sq mi of land
Trails
2.9 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
112 ac
38 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
83%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 beach
What kind of outdoors town is Girard?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Girard have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Girard is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns, #163 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Girard’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B+Trails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land38 acres of park per 1,000 residents (112 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home83% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%B+
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 Girard’s 9% is ahead of 53% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 83% 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 Girard Park, with 1.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Girard Borough Park
Managed by Girard Borough
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
139 conserved acres
9% of Girard’s land. Who manages Girard’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits123 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government83 ac
State fish & wildlife63 ac
Town or city20 ac
Historic or Cultural Easement · 82 acLocal Park · 81 acConservation Easement · 61 acRecreation or Education Easement · 43 acLocal Recreation Area · 22 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 56 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water Works Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 61 | Open |
| Munro Property Acquisition Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 40 | Open |
| Girard Borough Municipal Pool Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Girard
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Girard
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Girard
1 playground 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
8Baseball
6Tennis
2Basketball
1Football
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Girard Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2023
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Girard: May to September
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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 36 | 44 | 56 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 49 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.4 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Girard →
Next door
Girard and its neighbors
Girard has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girard | 9% | 1.2 | 38 | 83% | A |
| Girard Township | 9% | 0.4 | 138 | 19% | B |
| Lake City | 4% | under 0.1 | 18 | 99% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Girard
Where can I hike in Girard?
The longest trail networks: Girard Park, 1.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Girard is conserved land?
9% 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 Girard’s trails?
Girard Park and Girard Borough Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Girard?
6,186 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Girard or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 167 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Girard have?
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #163 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 Girard 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 →