Les Getz Memorial Park
Park
18 acres0.4 mi of trail
Redemption Center
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Max Chistokletov · CC BY-SA 3.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Swissvale
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Swissvale
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 3.7 miles of mapped trail cross Swissvale, 3.1 per square mile of land. 7% of Swissvale’s land is conserved, about 50 acres.
Ahead of 85% of U.S. towns · #231 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
50 acres · of 1.2 sq mi of land
Trails
3.7 mi
3.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
55 ac
6.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Swissvale?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Swissvale have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Swissvale is ahead of 85% of U.S. towns, #231 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Swissvale’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B+Trails3.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land6.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (55 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 85%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 78%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Swissvale’s 7% is ahead of 44% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 97% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A. 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
The longest trail network is Les Getz Memorial Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
50 conserved acres
7% of Swissvale’s land. Who manages Swissvale’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government21 ac
Not recorded28 ac
Local Park · 47 acLocal Recreation Area · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Les Getz Memorial Park Local Park | Not recorded | 47 | Unknown |
| Collingwood Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Philmet Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Swissvale
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Swissvale
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Community gardens in Swissvale
Swissvale Community Pollinator GardenSwissvale Borough
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.4 miUnpaved · 2.2 mi
Redemption Center0.8 mi
Humpular Trail0.5 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Baseball
2Basketball
1Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Swissvale: 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 | 41 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Swissvale →
Next door
Swissvale and its neighbors
Swissvale has the second most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Pittsburgh118 miSwissvale3.7 miNorth Braddock2.8 miRankin1.5 miMunhall1.0 miBraddock Hills0.2 miEdgewood0.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swissvale | 7% | 3.1 | 7 | 99%+ | A |
| Pittsburgh | 12% | 2.1 | 15 | 99% | A |
| Edgewood | 3% | 0.2 | 4 | 99%+ | B− |
| Braddock Hills | under 1% | 0.2 | 2 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Rankin | 14% | 3.5 | 22 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Munhall | 3% | 0.4 | 4 | 99%+ | B |
| North Braddock | under 1% | 1.9 | under 1 | 99%+ | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Swissvale
Where can I hike in Swissvale?
The longest trail networks: Les Getz Memorial Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Swissvale is conserved land?
7% 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 Swissvale’s trails?
Les Getz Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Swissvale?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Swissvale?
17,563 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Swissvale or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 55 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Swissvale have?
Ahead of 85% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #231 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 Swissvale 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 →