Boyce Mayview Park
Park
524 acres11.6 mi of trail
Upland TrailDuckbill TrailSylvan Ridge TrailWetlands Trail+1
Dogs allowed
Directionsto the parking lot
Gilfillan Farm · Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Upper St. Clair Township
15% of Upper St. Clair Township’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. 19 miles of mapped trail cross Upper St. Clair Township, 1.9 per square mile of land. 15% of Upper St. Clair Township’s land is conserved, about 915 acres.
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns · #20 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
15%
915 acres · of 9.8 sq mi of land
Trails
19 mi
1.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
922 ac
44 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Upper St. Clair Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Upper St. Clair Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Upper St. Clair Township is ahead of 98% of U.S. towns, #20 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.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Upper St. Clair Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land15% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (19 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land44 acres of park per 1,000 residents (922 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A−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 98%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 98%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Upper St. Clair Township’s 15% is ahead of 69% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 93% 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 Boyce Mayview Park, with 11.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Wingfield Pines Conservation Area
Nature preserve
57 acres2.2 mi of trail
No dogs
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Gilfillan Park
Park
72 acres0.9 mi of trail
Gilfillan Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
Tustin Park
Park
6 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Robb Hollow Park
Nature preserve
5 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 17 parks & preserves
Boyce Mayview Park524 acres · 11.6 mi of trail
DirectionsWingfield Pines Conservation Area57 acres · 2.2 mi of trail
DirectionsGilfillan Park72 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
DirectionsBaker Park17 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsTustin Park6 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Robb Hollow Park5 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsHays Park4 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsClair Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsWiltshire Park14 acres
DirectionsChartiers Park12 acres
DirectionsRavine Park11 acres
Trotwood Hills Park8 acres
DirectionsMarmion Field6 acres
DirectionsByrnwick Park4 acres
Brookside Park4 acres
Beadling Field3 acres
DirectionsJohnston Park3 acres
Who protects it
915 conserved acres
15% of Upper St. Clair Township’s land. Who manages Upper St. Clair Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government749 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits70 ac
Not recorded166 ac
Local Park · 788 acPrivate Conservation · 139 acLocal Recreation Area · 56 acLocal Other or Unknown · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 14 of 40 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyce Mayview Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 478 | Open |
| Wingfield Pines Private Conservation | Not recorded | 119 | Open |
| Gilfillan Park Local Park | Not recorded | 73 | Unknown |
| Baker Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 72 | Open |
| Upper St Clair Municipal Park Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 49 | Open |
| Chartiers Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 25 | Open |
| Wiltshire Park Local Park | Not recorded | 24 | Unknown |
| Municipal Park (Usc) Local Park | Not recorded | 21 | Unknown |
| Chartiers Greenway Private Conservation | Not recorded | 21 | Closed |
| Ravine Park Local Park | Not recorded | 15 | Unknown |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
32 places to go in Upper St. Clair Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Upper St. Clair Township
27 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Upper St. Clair Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Waterfalls in Upper St. Clair Township
1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Community gardens in Upper St. Clair Township
Community GardensIn Boyce Mayview Park
DirectionsCommunity GardensIn Boyce Mayview Park
DirectionsCommunity GardensIn Boyce Mayview Park
DirectionsTrails & water
25 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.7 miUnpaved · 16.0 mi
Upland Trail0.8 mi
Duckbill Trail0.7 mi
Sylvan Ridge Trail0.7 mi
Wetlands Trail0.6 mi
Many Habitats Trail0.6 mi
Old Farm Road Trail0.5 mi
Morton Ravine Trail0.5 mi
Trillium Trail0.4 mi
Overlook Loop0.3 mi
Between Two Worlds Trail0.3 mi
15 more trails
Baker Slope Trail
0.3 miWhite Pine Trail
0.3 miWoodlands Trail
0.3 miWetlands Bluff Trail
0.3 miOld Oak Trail
0.2 miMeadow Edges Trail
0.2 miSky Meadow Trail
0.2 miChartiers Floodplain Trail
0.2 miImpact Trail
0.2 miWood Thrush Trail
0.2 miQueen Maple Trail
0.2 miSycamore View Trail
0.2 miPipeline Connector
0.2 miField Trail
0.2 miSwitchback Trail
0.2 miLakes & 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
18Baseball
18Tennis
15Basketball
5Soccer
3Beach volleyball
2Football
2Field hockey
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Upper St. Clair 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 | 41 | 50 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Upper St. Clair Township →
Next door
Upper St. Clair Township and its neighbors
Upper St. Clair Township has the most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Upper St. Clair Township19 miBethel Park17 miSouth Fayette Township14 miMount Lebanon8.9 miScott Township7.3 miPeters Township6.2 miBridgeville0.8 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper St. Clair Township | 15% | 1.9 | 44 | 99%+ | A+ |
| South Fayette Township | 7% | 0.7 | 39 | 62% | A− |
| Bridgeville | 3% | 0.7 | 4 | 97% | B |
| Scott Township | 8% | 1.9 | 10 | 99%+ | A |
| Bethel Park | 12% | 1.5 | 25 | 92% | A |
| Peters Township | 5% | 0.3 | 25 | 65% | B |
| Mount Lebanon | 7% | 1.5 | 8 | 95% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Upper St. Clair Township
Where can I hike in Upper St. Clair Township?
The longest trail networks: Boyce Mayview Park, 11.6 miles; Wingfield Pines Conservation Area, 2.2 miles; Gilfillan Park, 0.9 miles; Baker Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Upper St. Clair Township is conserved land?
15% 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 Upper St. Clair Township’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Boyce Mayview Park and Baker Park. For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Upper St. Clair Township?
17,923 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Upper St. Clair Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 922 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Upper St. Clair Township have?
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #20 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 Upper St. Clair 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 →