Photo: Lee Paxton · CC BY-SA 4.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Turtle Creek
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 6 acres are parks and preserves, 1.2 per 1,000 residents. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Turtle Creek, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns · #719 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Turtle Creek?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Turtle Creek have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Turtle Creek is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns, #719 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Turtle Creek’s 1% is ahead of 7% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 62% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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6 conserved acres
1% of Turtle Creek’s land. Who manages Turtle Creek’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
3 places to go in Turtle Creek
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Turtle Creek: 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 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 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 Turtle Creek →
Turtle Creek and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turtle Creek | 1% | 0.6 | 1 | 99%+ | B− |
| Monroeville | 8% | 0.9 | 37 | 88% | A |
| Wilkins Township | 4% | 0.4 | 12 | 99%+ | B+ |
| West Wilmerding | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| North Versailles Township | under 1% | 1.3 | 2 | 73% | C+ |
| Wilmerding | 3% | 1.6 | 6 | 99%+ | A− |
| East Pittsburgh | 5% | 2.3 | 5 | 99%+ | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Turtle Creek
How much of Turtle Creek is conserved land?
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.
Is there public land near Turtle Creek?
14,019 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Turtle Creek or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Turtle Creek have?
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #719 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 Turtle Creek neighbors.
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 →