Van Buren Park
Park
17 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Vanport Township
7% of Vanport 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. 54 acres are parks and preserves, 41 per 1,000 residents. 7% of Vanport Township’s land is conserved, about 43 acres.
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
43 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
54 ac
41 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Vanport Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Vanport Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Vanport Township is ahead of 82% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Vanport Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land41 acres of park per 1,000 residents (54 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 82%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Vanport Township’s 7% is ahead of 46% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 33% of them.
Water is 23% of Vanport Township’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 6%.
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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Tamaqui Park
Managed by Municipality of Beaver
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 5 parks & preserves
Van Buren Park17 acres
Eaton Park10 acres · Vanport Township
DirectionsVanport Recreational Park4 acres
DirectionsTamaqui Park2 acres · Municipality of Beaver
DirectionsFriendship Park1 acres · Beaver Municipal Government
DirectionsWho protects it
43 conserved acres
7% of Vanport Township’s land. Water is left out: Vanport Township has 0.9 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Vanport Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government31 ac
Not recorded11 ac
Local Park · 42 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Buren Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 31 | Open |
| Gypsy Glen Park Local Park | Not recorded | 8 | Unknown |
| Vanport Ballfield #1 Local Park | Not recorded | 3 | Unknown |
Things to do
3 places to go in Vanport Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Vanport Township
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
IJzer Path0.2 mi
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
6Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Vanport Township: April, May, August and September
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 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 40 | 50 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Vanport Township →
Next door
Vanport Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanport Township | 7% | 0.2 | 41 | 99%+ | A− |
| Brighton Township | 10% | 1.2 | 144 | 70% | A |
| Beaver | 8% | 0.3 | 22 | 99%+ | A− |
| Potter Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Industry | 3% | 0.2 | 40 | 42% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Vanport Township
How much of Vanport Township 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 Vanport Township’s trails?
Van Buren Park and Eaton Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Vanport Township?
10,315 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Vanport Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 54 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Vanport Township have?
Ahead of 82% 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 Vanport 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 →