Riverview Park
Park
4 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainA−Outdoors
Outdoors in Tarentum
98% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Tarentum
2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Tarentum, 1.9 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Riverview Park (0.5 mi). 28 acres are parks and preserves, 6.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns · #382 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
25 acres · of 1.2 sq mi of land
Trails
2.3 mi
1.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
28 ac
6.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Tarentum?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Tarentum have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tarentum is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns, #382 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Tarentum’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B−Trails1.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land6.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (28 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home98% 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 75%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 63%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Tarentum’s 3% is ahead of 23% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 92% of them.
Water is 11% of Tarentum’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
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
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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 Riverview Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission - Tarentum Access area
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
25 conserved acres
3% of Tarentum’s land. Water is left out: Tarentum has 1.2 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Tarentum’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government15 ac
Not recorded23 ac
Local Park · 36 acLocal Recreation Area · 1 acLocal Other or Unknown · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview Memorial Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 36 | Open |
| Grandview Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Fema Flood Buyout (County Or Municipal Owned) Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Tarentum
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Tarentum
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Tarentum
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.6 mi
Rachel Carson Trail1.6 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
3Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Tarentum: April, May 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 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 41 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 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 Tarentum →
Next door
Tarentum and its neighbors
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Harrison Township21 miFrazer Township12 miLower Burrell5.2 miFawn Township4.3 miEast Deer Township4.0 miTarentum2.3 miNew Kensington0.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarentum | 3% | 1.9 | 7 | 98% | A− |
| East Deer Township | 8% | 1.8 | 92 | 89% | A |
| Harrison Township | 13% | 2.9 | 65 | 73% | A |
| Fawn Township | 1% | 0.3 | 31 | 7% | C+ |
| Frazer Township | 7% | 1.3 | 453 | 41% | A− |
| New Kensington | 2% | 0.1 | 8 | 89% | C+ |
| Lower Burrell | 2% | 0.5 | 18 | 58% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Tarentum
Where can I hike in Tarentum?
The longest trail networks: Riverview Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Tarentum is conserved land?
3% 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 Tarentum’s trails?
Riverview Park and Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission - Tarentum Access area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Tarentum?
8,776 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tarentum or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 28 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Tarentum have?
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #382 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 Tarentum 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 →