North York Borough Park
Park
4 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in North York
North York has 11 acres of parks, 3.8 for every 1,000 residents
0.5 miles of mapped trail cross North York, 1.6 per square mile of land. 95% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of North York’s land is conserved, about 9 acres.
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
9 acres · of 0.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
1.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
11 ac
3.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
95%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.1 mi lanes · 0.5 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is North York?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does North York have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, North York is ahead of 71% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of North York’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land3.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (11 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13CParks close to home95% 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 71%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so North York’s 4% is ahead of 32% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 89% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in North York. 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 B− 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is North York Borough Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
9 conserved acres
4% of North York’s land. Who manages North York’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government9 ac
Local Park · 9 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Avenue Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 9 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in North York
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in North York
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Soccer
2Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in North York: 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 42 | 52 | 64 | 74 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.7 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in North York →
Next door
North York and its neighbors
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 York | 4% | 1.6 | 4 | 95% | B+ |
| Manchester Township | 9% | 0.1 | 9 | 74% | B− |
| York | 7% | 0.9 | 5 | 97% | B+ |
| Spring Garden Township | 2% | 1.5 | 7 | 88% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in North York
Where can I hike in North York?
The longest trail networks: North York Borough Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of North York is conserved land?
4% 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 York’s trails?
North York Borough Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in North York?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of painted or protected lanes and 0.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near North York?
7,713 acres of parks and open public land lie inside North York or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does North York have?
Ahead of 71% 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 North York 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 →