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Outdoors in South Versailles Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in South Versailles Township

3% of South Versailles Township’s land is conserved, about 15 acres. 13 acres are parks and preserves, 41 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross South Versailles Township, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
3%
15 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
13 ac
41 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
90%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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
Who protects it

15 conserved acres

3% of South Versailles Township’s land. Water is left out: South Versailles Township has 0.9 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages South Versailles Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits12 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government1 ac
Not recorded26 ac
Private Conservation · 38 acLocal Recreation Area · 1 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Yough Slopes
Private Conservation
Not recorded36Open
Allegheny Land Trust Property
Private Conservation
Not recorded2Unknown
South Versailles Township Playground
Local Recreation Area
Other or Unknown Local Government1Open
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

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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
1Football

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in South Versailles Township: April 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.813.812.411.09.99.3
High (°F)384251647381858377655342
Rain (in)3.02.63.33.54.04.54.33.83.53.03.03.1

February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in South Versailles Township →

Next door

South Versailles Township and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
South Versailles Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Elizabeth Township13%0.911277%A
White Oak21%4.012499%+A+
North Huntingdon Township3%1.32169%B+

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in South Versailles Township

Is there public land near South Versailles Township?

10,308 acres of parks and open public land lie inside South Versailles Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from South Versailles 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 →