Photo: Jakec · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Riverside
4 acres are parks and preserves, 2.4 per 1,000 residents. 48% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Riverside, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Riverside have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Riverside is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns. Conserved land 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 Riverside’s 4% is ahead of 27% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 22% of them.
Water is 10% of Riverside’s area (1 of 5 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
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
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119 conserved acres
4% of Riverside’s land. Water is left out: Riverside has 4.9 square miles of land and 0.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Riverside’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northumberland County Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 118 | Restricted |
| Riverside Borough Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
1 places to go in Riverside
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
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 Riverside: April to 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 47 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Riverside →
Riverside 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside | 4% | 0.1 | 2 | 48% | C |
| Rush Township | under 1% | 0.3 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Mahoning Township | 14% | 3.2 | 159 | 87% | A+ |
| Point Township | 7% | 0.1 | 4 | 29% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Riverside
How much of Riverside 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 Riverside’s trails?
Riverside Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Riverside?
6,123 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Riverside or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Riverside have?
Ahead of 28% 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 Riverside 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 →