Morrow-Pontefract Park
Managed by Edgeworth Borough
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Lee Paxton · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Leetsdale
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Leetsdale
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 23 acres are parks and preserves, 21 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Leetsdale, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
22 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
23 ac
21 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Leetsdale?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Leetsdale have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Leetsdale is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Leetsdale’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land21 acres of park per 1,000 residents (23 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 67%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Leetsdale’s 3% is ahead of 25% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 20% of them.
Water is 17% of Leetsdale’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Leetsdale. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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
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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.
Who protects it
22 conserved acres
3% of Leetsdale’s land. Water is left out: Leetsdale has 1.0 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Leetsdale’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government18 ac
Not recorded3 ac
Local Park · 21 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hussey Copper Memorial Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 14 | Closed |
| Henle Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
| Edward C. Henli Park Local Park | Not recorded | 3 | Unknown |
Things to do
3 places to go in Leetsdale
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Leetsdale
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Leetsdale
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 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
1Baseball
1Soccer
1Tennis
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).
ElmridgeBuilding · listed 2005
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Leetsdale: 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 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 41 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Leetsdale →
Next door
Leetsdale and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leetsdale | 3% | 0.1 | 21 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Ambridge | 18% | 0.1 | 24 | 99%+ | A− |
| Leet Township | 7% | 0.9 | 46 | 99%+ | A |
| Crescent Township | 1% | 0.3 | 7 | 98% | B− |
| Edgeworth | 2% | 1.7 | 14 | 99%+ | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Leetsdale
How much of Leetsdale is conserved land?
3% 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 Leetsdale’s trails?
Morrow-Pontefract Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Leetsdale?
14,790 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Leetsdale or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 23 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Leetsdale have?
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Leetsdale 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 →