Photo: Vasiliymeshko · CC BY-SA 3.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Pittston
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 39 acres are parks and preserves, 5.1 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Pittston, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns · #659 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Pittston?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Pittston have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pittston is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns, #659 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 Pittston’s 4% is ahead of 28% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 31% of them.
Water is 11% of Pittston’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
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 Sullivan Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
39 conserved acres
4% of Pittston’s land. Water is left out: Pittston has 1.5 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Pittston’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luzerne County National Recreation Trail Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 16 | Open |
| Sullivan Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 7 | Open |
| Riverfront Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
| Cosgrove Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Pittston Open Space Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| West Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| James Clark Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Jefferson Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Coxton Point Preserve Private Conservation | Not recorded | 1 | Closed |
| Sam Miceli Veterans Memorial Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
2 places to go in Pittston
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
1.0 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 Pittston: April to July
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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 79 | 84 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.1 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Pittston →
Pittston 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittston | 4% | 0.2 | 5 | 99%+ | B |
| Pittston Township | 20% | 1.4 | 81 | 68% | A |
| Browntown | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Exeter | 3% | 6.4 | under 1 | 87% | B |
| West Pittston | 5% | under 0.1 | 2 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Duryea | 1% | 3.4 | 2 | 96% | B |
| Jenkins Township | 41% | 0.9 | 11 | 83% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Pittston
Where can I hike in Pittston?
The longest trail networks: Sullivan Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Pittston 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 Pittston’s trails?
Sullivan Park and Riverfront Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Pittston?
1.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Pittston?
41,479 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pittston or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 39 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Pittston have?
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #659 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 Pittston 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 →