Patterson Township Park
Park
61 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainA+Outdoors
Outdoors in Patterson Township
15% of Patterson Township’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 15% of Patterson Township’s land is conserved, about 154 acres. 194 acres are parks and preserves, 63 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 97% of U.S. towns · #29 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
15%
154 acres · of 1.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.8 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
194 ac
63 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Patterson Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Patterson Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Patterson Township is ahead of 97% of U.S. towns, #29 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, trail miles lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Patterson Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land15% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land63 acres of park per 1,000 residents (194 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A−Parks 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 97%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 97%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Patterson Township’s 15% is ahead of 70% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 80% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A 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
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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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The longest trail network is Patterson Township Park, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Bradys Run Park
Managed by Beaver County Government
97 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
154 conserved acres
15% of Patterson Township’s land. Who manages Patterson Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government146 ac
Not recorded8 ac
Local Park · 154 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brady's Run County Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 97 | Open |
| Patterson Township Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 48 | Open |
| White Township Park Local Park | Not recorded | 8 | Unknown |
Things to do
1 places to go in Patterson Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Patterson Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
2Basketball
2Tennis
1Baseball
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Patterson Township: April, May, August and September
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 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 40 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Patterson Township →
Next door
Patterson Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Brighton Township23 miChippewa Township7.0 miPatterson Township1.8 miNew Brighton0.4 miPatterson Heights0.0 miFallston0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patterson Township | 15% | 1.1 | 63 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Brighton Township | 10% | 1.2 | 144 | 70% | A |
| Chippewa Township | 8% | 0.4 | 86 | 45% | B+ |
| Patterson Heights | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Fallston | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| New Brighton | 3% | 0.4 | 3 | 99%+ | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Patterson Township
Where can I hike in Patterson Township?
The longest trail networks: Patterson Township Park, 0.9 miles; Bradys Run Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Patterson Township is conserved land?
15% 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 Patterson Township’s trails?
Patterson Township Park and Bradys Run Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Patterson Township?
10,881 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Patterson Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 194 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Patterson Township have?
Ahead of 97% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #29 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 Patterson Township 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 →