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Outdoors in Glendale

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Glendale

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 2 acres are parks and preserves, 1.2 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
1%
1 acre · of 0.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
1.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

12
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.

Gregg Street Park

Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Sampson Park

Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

1 conserved acres

1% of Glendale’s land. Who manages Glendale’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other or Unknown Local Government1 ac
Local Park · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Gregg Street Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government1Open
Sampson Way Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government1Open
Things to do

8 places to go in Glendale

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Glendale

8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

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
2Basketball
1Multi-sport
1Tennis

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Glendale: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.813.812.411.09.99.3
High (°F)384151647381848377655342
Rain (in)2.92.53.23.43.94.14.33.63.42.92.83.0

February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Glendale →

Next door

Glendale and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Glendale— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Scott Township8%1.91099%+A
Carnegie6%0.3899%+B+
Collier Township10%1.38763%A
Heidelberg4%0.3699%+B+

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Glendale

Are dogs allowed on Glendale’s trails?

Gregg Street Park and Sampson Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Glendale?

15,313 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Glendale or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Glendale 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 →