Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Port Carbon
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 10 acres are parks and preserves, 5.7 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Port Carbon’s land is conserved, about 9 acres.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Port Carbon?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Port Carbon have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Port Carbon is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Port Carbon’s 2% is ahead of 13% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Francis E. Lubinsky Playground
Joseph Coppola Memorial Park
9 conserved acres
2% of Port Carbon’s land. Who manages Port Carbon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| John L. Miller Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
| Mirawall Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Francis E. Lubinsky Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
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 Port Carbon: 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 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 47 | 60 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 63 | 50 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.1 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Port Carbon →
Port Carbon and its neighbors
Port Carbon has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Carbon | 2% | under 0.1 | 6 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Palo Alto | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| East Norwegian Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Port Carbon
How much of Port Carbon is conserved land?
2% 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 Port Carbon’s trails?
John L. Miller Memorial Playground and Francis E. Lubinsky Playground don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Port Carbon?
19,417 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Port Carbon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Port Carbon have?
Ahead of 38% 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 Port Carbon 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 →