Woodhill Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Lee Paxton · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Munhall
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Munhall
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 42 acres are parks and preserves, 4.0 per 1,000 residents. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Munhall, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns · #647 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
44 acres · of 2.3 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
42 ac
4.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.3 mi
1.3 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Munhall?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Munhall have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Munhall is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns, #647 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. 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 Munhall’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land4.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (42 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13CParks 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 59%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 38%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Munhall’s 3% is ahead of 20% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 50% of 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.
John F. Kennedy Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Vine Street Playground
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
44 conserved acres
3% of Munhall’s land. Who manages Munhall’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government33 ac
Not recorded11 ac
Local Recreation Area · 30 acLocal Park · 13 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Munhall Recreation Park Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 12 | Open |
| Woodhill Park and Field Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 10 | Open |
| Homestead Boro Athletic Field Local Park | Not recorded | 9 | Unknown |
| Bellwood Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Trautman Field and Park Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Munhall Recreation Park Westfield Local Park | Not recorded | 2 | Unknown |
| Kennedy Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| 11th Avenue Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Vine Street Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Munhall
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Munhall
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
3Baseball
2Multi-sport
2Tennis
1Football
1Field hockey
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Munhall: April, May 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 | 42 | 50 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Munhall →
Next door
Munhall and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Pittsburgh118 miWest Mifflin11 miSwissvale3.7 miWest Homestead1.3 miMunhall1.0 miHomestead0.9 miWhitaker0.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munhall | 3% | 0.4 | 4 | 99%+ | B |
| West Mifflin | 3% | 0.8 | 12 | 98% | B+ |
| Pittsburgh | 12% | 2.1 | 15 | 99% | A |
| West Homestead | 2% | 1.4 | 14 | 99%+ | A− |
| Whitaker | 3% | 1.4 | 6 | 99%+ | A− |
| Homestead | 1% | 1.6 | 2 | 99%+ | B |
| Swissvale | 7% | 3.1 | 7 | 99%+ | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Munhall
How much of Munhall 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 Munhall’s trails?
Woodhill Park and John F. Kennedy Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Munhall?
1.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Munhall?
17,719 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Munhall or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 42 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Munhall have?
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #647 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 Munhall 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 →