885 Andrew Reilly Memorial Park
Park
23 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: JeffersonHills · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Jefferson Hills
Jefferson Hills has 378 acres of parks, 31 for every 1,000 residents
5% of Jefferson Hills’ land is conserved, about 526 acres. 69% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4.9 miles of mapped trail cross Jefferson Hills, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns · #561 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
526 acres · of 16.6 sq mi of land
Trails
4.9 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
378 ac
31 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
69%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.3 mi
1.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Jefferson Hills have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Jefferson Hills is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns, #561 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, trail miles lowest.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Jefferson Hills’ overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land31 acres of park per 1,000 residents (378 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home69% 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 65%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 46%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Jefferson Hills’ 5% is ahead of 35% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 39% of them.
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
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 885 Andrew Reilly Memorial Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Gill Hall Community Park
Park
4 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
526 conserved acres
5% of Jefferson Hills’ land. Who manages Jefferson Hills’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government203 ac
County151 ac
Regional Water Districts150 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits41 ac
Not recorded170 ac
Local Park · 338 acAgricultural Easement · 301 acPrivate Recreation or Education · 39 acPrivate Conservation · 19 acLocal Recreation Area · 13 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 153 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 20 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beedle Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 129 | Open |
| Jefferson Memorial Park Local Park | Not recorded | 126 | Open |
| Montour Trail Extension Private Recreation or Education | Not recorded | 56 | Open |
| Andrew Reilly Memorial Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 24 | Open |
| Peters Creek Cooridor Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 18 | Open |
| A.E. Reilly Memorial Park Local Park | Not recorded | 18 | Unknown |
| Hunters Field Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 13 | Open |
| Tepe Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 12 | Open |
| Gill Hall Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 11 | Open |
| Montour Run Private Recreation or Education | Not recorded | 2 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
10 places to go in Jefferson Hills
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Jefferson Hills
9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in Jefferson Hills
Gill Hall Campsite
DirectionsTrails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Tennis
6Baseball
5Basketball
2Soccer
1Softball
1Football
1Golf
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places 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.
When to get out
The best walking months in Jefferson Hills: 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.
| 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 | 41 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Jefferson Hills →
Next door
Jefferson Hills and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
South Park Township32 miWest Mifflin11 miUnion Township5.5 miJefferson Hills4.9 miPleasant Hills4.5 miClairton2.1 miForward Township0.4 miElizabeth0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Hills | 5% | 0.3 | 31 | 69% | B |
| Clairton | 6% | 0.8 | 16 | 99%+ | A |
| Pleasant Hills | 16% | 1.6 | 34 | 99%+ | A+ |
| South Park Township | 26% | 3.5 | 109 | 79% | A+ |
| West Mifflin | 3% | 0.8 | 12 | 98% | B+ |
| Forward Township | 20% | under 0.1 | 74 | 31% | B |
| Elizabeth | 2% | under 0.1 | 4 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Union Township | under 1% | 0.4 | 4 | 40% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Jefferson Hills
Where can I hike in Jefferson Hills?
The longest trail networks: 885 Andrew Reilly Memorial Park, 0.4 miles; Gill Hall Community Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Jefferson Hills is conserved land?
5% 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 Jefferson Hills’ trails?
885 Andrew Reilly Memorial Park and Gill Hall Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Jefferson Hills?
1.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Jefferson Hills?
19,141 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jefferson Hills or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 379 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Jefferson Hills have?
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #561 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 Jefferson 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 →