Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Homestead
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Homestead, 1.6 per square mile of land. 4 acres are parks and preserves, 1.5 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns · #601 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Homestead?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Homestead have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Homestead is ahead of 62% of U.S. towns, #601 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Homestead’s 1% is ahead of 7% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 88% of them.
Water is 10% of Homestead’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Frick Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
4 conserved acres
1% of Homestead’s land. Water is left out: Homestead has 0.6 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Homestead’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frick Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| McLean Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
2 places to go in Homestead
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 lakes & rivers
0.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Homestead: 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) | 38 | 42 | 50 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Homestead →
Homestead and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homestead | 1% | 1.6 | 2 | 99%+ | B |
| West Homestead | 2% | 1.4 | 14 | 99%+ | A− |
| Munhall | 3% | 0.4 | 4 | 99%+ | B |
| Pittsburgh | 12% | 2.1 | 15 | 99% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Homestead
Where can I hike in Homestead?
The longest trail networks: Frick Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Homestead is conserved land?
1% 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 Homestead’s trails?
Frick Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Homestead?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Homestead?
16,636 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Homestead or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Homestead have?
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #601 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 Homestead neighbors.
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 →