Cribs Field
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Lee Paxton · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Verona
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Verona
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Verona, 0.8 per square mile of land. 5 acres are parks and preserves, 2.1 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
5 acres · of 0.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
2.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Verona?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Verona have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Verona is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Verona’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land2.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (5 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13C−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 58%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Verona’s 1% is ahead of 9% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 70% of them.
Water is 15% of Verona’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Riverbank Park
Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
5 conserved acres
1% of Verona’s land. Water is left out: Verona has 0.5 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Verona’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government5 ac
Local Recreation Area · 3 acLocal Park · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cribbs Field Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Riverbank Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Verona
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Verona
Cribs Field PlaygroundIn Cribs Field
DirectionsPlus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Community gardens in Verona
1 community garden without a name on the map.
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
2Baseball
1Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Verona: 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 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Verona →
Next door
Verona 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verona | 1% | 0.8 | 2 | 99%+ | B |
| Penn Hills | 3% | 0.7 | 9 | 68% | B |
| Oakmont | 6% | 1.6 | 11 | 99%+ | A |
| O'Hara Township | 8% | 0.4 | 41 | 89% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Verona
Where can I hike in Verona?
The longest trail networks: Riverbank Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Verona 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.
Are dogs allowed on Verona’s trails?
Cribs Field and Riverbank Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Verona?
13,973 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Verona or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Verona have?
Ahead of 58% 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 Verona 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 →