Monessen City Park
Park
38 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Mlouns · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Monessen
98% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Monessen
61 acres are parks and preserves, 9.1 per 1,000 residents. 3% of Monessen’s land is conserved, about 59 acres.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns · #839 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
59 acres · of 2.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
61 ac
9.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Monessen?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Monessen have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Monessen is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns, #839 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Monessen’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land9.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (61 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home98% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 42%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 19%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Monessen’s 3% is ahead of 22% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Monessen. 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 C 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.
Who protects it
59 conserved acres
3% of Monessen’s land. Who manages Monessen’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government52 ac
Not recorded8 ac
Local Park · 58 acLocal Recreation Area · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 10 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monessen City Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 41 | Open |
| Ninth Street Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 8 | Open |
| In-City Parks Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Sixth Street Park Local Park | Not recorded | 3 | Unknown |
| Soccer Field Road Park Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Shawnee Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Charleroi-Monessen BridgeStructure · listed 1988
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Monessen: 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 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 42 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Monessen →
Next door
Monessen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monessen | 3% | under 0.1 | 9 | 98% | C+ |
| Rostraver Township | 3% | 0.4 | 57 | 50% | B |
| Carroll Township | 1% | 0.1 | 13 | 50% | C |
| Fallowfield Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 7 | 35% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Monessen
How much of Monessen 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 Monessen’s trails?
Monessen City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Monessen?
8,914 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Monessen or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 61 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Monessen have?
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #839 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 Monessen 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 →