Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in North Wales
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross North Wales, 0.9 per square mile of land. 11 acres are parks and preserves, 3.3 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns · #514 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is North Wales?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does North Wales have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, North Wales is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns, #514 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The share of residents near a park holds 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 Wales’ 3% is ahead of 20% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 72% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Weingartner Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Ninth Street Park
11 conserved acres
3% of North Wales’ land. Who manages North Wales’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weingartner Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
| Ninth Street Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Hess Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Municipal Land Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Open |
3 places to go in North Wales
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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.
The best walking months in North Wales: April to June 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 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.9 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in North Wales →
Questions about parks and trails in North Wales
Where can I hike in North Wales?
The longest trail networks: Weingartner Park, 0.2 miles; Ninth Street Park, 0.1 miles; Hess Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of North Wales 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 North Wales’ trails?
Weingartner Park and Ninth Street Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near North Wales?
21,636 acres of parks and open public land lie inside North Wales or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does North Wales have?
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #514 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 Wales 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 →