Transverse Field
Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Mount Oliver
9% of Mount Oliver’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 9% of Mount Oliver’s land is conserved, about 22 acres. 23 acres are parks and preserves, 6.8 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns · #698 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
22 acres · of 0.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
23 ac
6.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Mount Oliver?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mount Oliver have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mount Oliver is ahead of 53% of U.S. towns, #698 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mount Oliver’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% 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 land6.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (23 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13C+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 53%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 33%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Mount Oliver’s 9% is ahead of 54% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Mount Oliver. 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 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
22 conserved acres
9% of Mount Oliver’s land. Who manages Mount Oliver’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government16 ac
Not recorded6 ac
Local Park · 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transverse Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 15 | Open |
| Traverse Park Local Park | Not recorded | 6 | Unknown |
| Ormsby Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Mount Oliver
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Mount Oliver
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
1Field hockey
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Mount Oliver: 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) | 37 | 41 | 50 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 65 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Mount Oliver →
Questions about parks and trails in Mount Oliver
How much of Mount Oliver is conserved land?
9% 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 Mount Oliver’s trails?
Transverse Field doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mount Oliver?
16,503 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mount Oliver or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 23 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mount Oliver have?
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #698 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 Mount Oliver 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 →