Presston Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nathan412 · Public domainC−Outdoors
Outdoors in Stowe Township
97% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Stowe Township
5 acres are parks and preserves, 0.7 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns · #1,000 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
3 acres · of 2.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
0.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
97%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.3 mi
0.2 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Stowe Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Stowe Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Stowe Township is ahead of 19% of U.S. towns, #1,000 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Stowe Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land0.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (5 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13DParks close to home97% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 19%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 4%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Stowe Township’s under 1% is ahead of 2% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
Water is 14% of Stowe Township’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Stowe Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
3 conserved acres
under 1% of Stowe Township’s land. Water is left out: Stowe Township has 2.0 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Stowe Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government3 ac
Local Park · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Island Heights Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Davis Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Presston Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Stowe Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Stowe Township
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.1 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
3Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Stowe 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 42 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Stowe Township →
Next door
Stowe Township and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stowe Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 97% | C− |
| McKees Rocks | 2% | 0.1 | 3 | 98% | C+ |
| Kennedy Township | 4% | 0.9 | 17 | 69% | B+ |
| Pittsburgh | 12% | 2.1 | 15 | 99% | A |
| Bellevue | 2% | 0.4 | 2 | 99%+ | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Stowe Township
How much of Stowe Township is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Stowe Township’s trails?
Presston Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Stowe Township?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of painted or protected lanes and 0.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Stowe Township?
22,001 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Stowe Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Stowe Township have?
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #1,000 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 Stowe 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 →