Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Upper Tyrone Township
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Upper Tyrone Township. 4 acres are parks and preserves, 2.1 per 1,000 residents. 40% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Upper Tyrone Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Upper Tyrone Township is ahead of 21% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Upper Tyrone Township’s 4% is ahead of 27% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 9% 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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190 conserved acres
4% of Upper Tyrone Township’s land. Who manages Upper Tyrone Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 189 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coal and Coke Trail Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 3 | Unknown |
0.2 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.
The best walking months in Upper Tyrone 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 42 | 50 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Upper Tyrone Township →
Upper Tyrone Township 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Tyrone Township | 4% | under 0.1 | 2 | 40% | C− |
| East Huntingdon Township | 10% | 0.1 | 3 | 20% | C |
| Bullskin Township | 4% | 0.1 | 77 | 18% | B− |
| Scottdale | 4% | 0.2 | 10 | 99%+ | B |
| Connellsville Township | 11% | 0.5 | 6 | 65% | B |
| Lower Tyrone Township | 8% | 0.8 | 34 | 16% | B+ |
| Dunbar Township | 32% | 0.9 | 109 | 29% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Upper Tyrone Township
How much of Upper Tyrone Township is conserved land?
4% 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 Tyrone Township’s trails?
Kendi Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Upper Tyrone Township?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Upper Tyrone Township?
16,361 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Upper Tyrone Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Upper Tyrone Township have?
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Tyrone Township 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 →