B-Y Park
Park
14 acres0.5 mi of trail
Bluebird Trail Loop
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
Photo: Canadian2006 · CC BY-SA 3.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Trafford
7% of Trafford’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: B-Y Park (0.5 mi). 7% of Trafford’s land is conserved, about 67 acres.
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns · #178 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
67 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
69 ac
21 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.4 mi
1.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Trafford?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Trafford have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Trafford is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns, #178 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Trafford’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land21 acres of park per 1,000 residents (69 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B+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 88%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 83%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Trafford’s 7% is ahead of 45% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 63% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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 B-Y Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
67 conserved acres
7% of Trafford’s land. Who manages Trafford’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government50 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits16 ac
Local Park · 49 acLocal Recreation Area · 18 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Trafford Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 25 | Open |
| B-Y Pond Borough Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 21 | Open |
| All American Park Local Recreation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 16 | Open |
| Trafford Westmoreland Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Demonstration Playground Conduit #1 Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Demonstration Playground Conduit #2 Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Trafford
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Trafford
Sixth Street PlaygroundIn Sixth Avenue Park
DirectionsWestmoreland Park PlaygroundIn Westmoreland Park
DirectionsPlus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Bluebird Trail Loop0.2 mi
Westmoreland Heritage Trail0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
11Baseball
2Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Trafford: 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 | 15.0 | 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) | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Trafford →
Next door
Trafford and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
North Huntingdon Township35 miPenn Township22 miMonroeville19 miNorth Versailles Township10 miTrafford0.9 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trafford | 7% | 0.6 | 21 | 99%+ | A |
| Monroeville | 8% | 0.9 | 37 | 88% | A |
| North Huntingdon Township | 3% | 1.3 | 21 | 69% | B+ |
| Penn Township | 2% | 0.7 | 22 | 50% | B |
| North Versailles Township | under 1% | 1.3 | 2 | 73% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Trafford
Where can I hike in Trafford?
The longest trail networks: B-Y Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Trafford 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 Trafford’s trails?
B-Y Park and Westmoreland Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Trafford?
1.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Trafford?
12,005 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Trafford or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 69 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Trafford have?
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #178 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 Trafford 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 →