Montrose Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Montrose
98% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Montrose
6 acres are parks and preserves, 3.8 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Montrose’s land is conserved, about 12 acres. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Montrose, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
12 acres · of 1.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
3.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Montrose?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Montrose have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Montrose is ahead of 48% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Montrose’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land3.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (6 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13CParks 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 48%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Montrose’s 2% is ahead of 10% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 41% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Montrose. 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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
12 conserved acres
2% of Montrose’s land. Who manages Montrose’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits21 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government5 ac
County3 ac
Not recorded2 ac
Forest Stewardship Easement · 16 acConservation Easement · 5 acLocal Park · 5 acAgricultural Easement · 3 acPrivate Agricultural · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 6 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
| Hawley Family Farms Llc Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 2 | Closed |
| Rail Trail of Northeastern Pa. Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Montrose
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Montrose
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
The Endless Mountains Trail0.3 mi
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.
Endless Mountains TrailBike route
0.3 miCourts & fields
1Basketball
1Tennis
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Montrose: May to July and September
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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 34 | 42 | 56 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 58 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.7 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Montrose →
Questions about parks and trails in Montrose
How much of Montrose 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 Montrose’s trails?
Montrose Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Montrose?
3,350 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Montrose or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Montrose have?
Ahead of 48% 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 Montrose 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 →