Allegheny Islands State Park
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
37 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Harmar Township
Harmar Township has 65 acres of parks, 21 for every 1,000 residents
2% of Harmar Township’s land is conserved, about 67 acres. 72% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Harmar Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns · #737 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
67 acres · of 5.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
65 ac
21 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
72%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Harmar Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Harmar Township is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns, #737 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Harmar Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land21 acres of park per 1,000 residents (65 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home72% 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 51%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 29%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Harmar Township’s 2% is ahead of 12% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 33% of them.
Water is 7% of Harmar Township’s area (0 of 6 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission - Deer Creek/Harmarville Access area
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Terrace Drive Playground
Park
2 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 5 parks & preserves
Highbury Park6 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsTerrace Drive Playground2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsAllegheny Islands State Park37 acres · Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission - Deer Creek/Harmarville Access area7 acres
DirectionsAcme Park2 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
67 conserved acres
2% of Harmar Township’s land. Water is left out: Harmar Township has 5.9 square miles of land and 0.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Harmar Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks37 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government18 ac
State fish & wildlife8 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits2 ac
Not recorded4 ac
State Park · 37 acLocal Park · 11 acLocal Recreation Area · 9 acState Other or Unknown · 8 acConservation Easement · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny Islands State Park State Park | State parks | 37 | Open |
| Harmar Hurricanes Soccer Field Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 9 | Open |
| Deer Creek Access State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 8 | Open |
| Highbury Park Local Park | Not recorded | 7 | Unknown |
| Harmar Tract Private Conservation | Not recorded | 2 | Closed |
| Acme Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Terrace Dr Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Harmar Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Harmar Township
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Harmar Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.8 mi
Rachel Carson Trail0.8 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
0.5 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
7Tennis
4Basketball
2Baseball
1Field hockey
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Harmar Township: 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 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 41 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Harmar Township →
Next door
Harmar Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Plum40 miIndiana Township28 miFox Chapel12 miO'Hara Township2.6 miOakmont2.5 miHarwick1.8 miHarmar Township1.3 miCheswick0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmar Township | 2% | 0.2 | 21 | 72% | B− |
| Indiana Township | 6% | 1.6 | 89 | 69% | A |
| Oakmont | 6% | 1.6 | 11 | 99%+ | A |
| Plum | 7% | 1.4 | 47 | 58% | A− |
| Fox Chapel | 10% | 1.5 | 107 | 76% | A |
| Cheswick | 1% | 0.6 | 3 | 99%+ | B |
| O'Hara Township | 8% | 0.4 | 41 | 89% | A− |
| Harwick | — 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 Harmar Township
Where can I hike in Harmar Township?
The longest trail networks: Highbury Park, 0.2 miles; Terrace Drive Playground, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Harmar Township is conserved land?
2% 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 Harmar Township’s trails?
Allegheny Islands State Park and Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission - Deer Creek/Harmarville Access area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Harmar Township?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths and 0.5 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Harmar Township?
16,376 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Harmar Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 67 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Harmar Township have?
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #737 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 Harmar Township 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 →