Bowman Homestead · Photo: Lee Paxton · CC BY-SA 4.0North Versailles Township has 10 miles of mapped trails, 1.3 for every square mile of land
19 acres are parks and preserves, 1.9 per 1,000 residents. 73% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns · #843 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is North Versailles Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does North Versailles Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, North Versailles Township is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns, #843 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so North Versailles Township’s under 1% is ahead of 3% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 84% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
19 conserved acres
under 1% of North Versailles Township’s land. Who manages North Versailles Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crestas Terrace Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 8 | Open |
| Fairhaven Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
| West Wilmerding Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Ballfield Local Park | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
| West Carter Parklet Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
4 places to go in North Versailles Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in North Versailles Township: 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 | 41 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in North Versailles Township →
North Versailles Township and its neighbors
North Versailles Township has the second most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Versailles Township | under 1% | 1.3 | 2 | 73% | C+ |
| East McKeesport | 2% | 1.0 | 3 | 99%+ | B |
| Monroeville | 8% | 0.9 | 37 | 88% | A |
| West Wilmerding | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| North Braddock | under 1% | 1.9 | under 1 | 99%+ | B− |
| Wilmerding | 3% | 1.6 | 6 | 99%+ | A− |
| East Pittsburgh | 5% | 2.3 | 5 | 99%+ | A− |
| McKeesport | 5% | 0.7 | 10 | 94% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in North Versailles Township
How much of North Versailles Township is conserved land?
under 1% 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 North Versailles Township’s trails?
Crestas Park & Ballfield and Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near North Versailles Township?
18,241 acres of parks and open public land lie inside North Versailles Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does North Versailles Township have?
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #843 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 North Versailles Township neighbors.
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 →