Photo: Nyttend · Public domainO'Hara Township has 377 acres of parks, 41 for every 1,000 residents
8% of O'Hara Township’s land is conserved, about 374 acres. 89% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.6 miles of mapped trail cross O'Hara Township, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 80% of U.S. towns · #303 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is O'Hara Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does O'Hara Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, O'Hara Township is ahead of 80% of U.S. towns, #303 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, trail miles lowest.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so O'Hara Township’s 8% is ahead of 51% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 45% 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 Camp Guyasuta, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
O'Hara Township Community Park
Kerrwood Park
All 12 parks & preserves
374 conserved acres
8% of O'Hara Township’s land. Who manages O'Hara 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 9 of 29 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Guyasuta Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 125 | Open |
| James O'Hara Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 30 | Open |
| Crofton Park Local Park | Not recorded | 28 | Unknown |
| Meadow Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 25 | Open |
| Davonshire Manor Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 22 | Open |
| Fay Park & Salamander Trail Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 21 | Open |
| Boyd Community Center Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 18 | Open |
| St. Mary's Church Ballfield Acquisition Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 15 | Open |
| Falconhurst Park/Margaret T. Weil Nature Preserve Local Conservation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 13 | Open |
| Kensington Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 12 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
19 places to go in O'Hara Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
16 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
6.2 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 map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in O'Hara 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) | 37 | 41 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in O'Hara Township →
O'Hara Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Hara Township | 8% | 0.4 | 41 | 89% | A− |
| Fox Chapel | 10% | 1.5 | 107 | 76% | A |
| Sharpsburg | 4% | 3.1 | 4 | 99%+ | A− |
| Blawnox | 9% | 2.7 | 14 | 99%+ | A |
| Aspinwall | 12% | 1.7 | 10 | 99%+ | A |
| Pittsburgh | 12% | 2.1 | 15 | 99% | A |
| Oakmont | 6% | 1.6 | 11 | 99%+ | A |
| Penn Hills | 3% | 0.7 | 9 | 68% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in O'Hara Township
Where can I hike in O'Hara Township?
The longest trail networks: Camp Guyasuta, 0.3 miles; O'Hara Township Community Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of O'Hara Township is conserved land?
8% 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 O'Hara Township’s trails?
Camp Guyasuta and O'Hara Township Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in O'Hara Township?
6.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.5 of off-road paths and 1.7 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near O'Hara Township?
19,367 acres of parks and open public land lie inside O'Hara Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 377 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does O'Hara Township have?
Ahead of 80% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #303 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 O'Hara 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 →