Deer Lakes Park
Managed by Allegheny County
735 acres18.8 mi of trail
Disc Golf CourseWhite TrailBlue Trail LoopYellow Trail Loop+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in West Deer Township
West Deer Township has 906 acres of parks, 74 for every 1,000 residents
25 miles of mapped trail cross West Deer Township, 0.8 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Deer Lakes Park (18.8 mi). 8% of West Deer Township’s land is conserved, about 1,499 acres.
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns · #387 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
1,499 acres · of 28.9 sq mi of land
Trails
25 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
906 ac
74 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
35%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is West Deer Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does West Deer Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, West Deer Township is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns, #387 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of West Deer Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (25 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land74 acres of park per 1,000 residents (906 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home35% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 75%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 63%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so West Deer Township’s 8% is ahead of 49% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 72% of them.
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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The longest trail network is Deer Lakes Park, with 18.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
West Deer Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,499 conserved acres
8% of West Deer Township’s land. Who manages West Deer Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County1,452 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government876 ac
Regional Water Districts613 ac
Not recorded81 ac
Agricultural Easement · 2,065 acLocal Park · 873 acPrivate Agricultural · 81 acLocal Recreation Area · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 542 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Lakes Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 728 | Open |
| Dillard Family Farms Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 81 | Closed |
| Bairdford Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 80 | Open |
| Blanchard Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 48 | Open |
| Nike Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 17 | Open |
| Curtisville Tot Lot Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in West Deer Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in West Deer Township
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
25 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 15.5 miUnpaved · 17.1 mi
Disc Golf Course2.3 mi
White Trail1.9 mi
Blue Trail Loop1.3 mi
Yellow Trail Loop1.2 mi
Green / Red Dot Trail1.1 mi
Purple Trail Loop0.8 mi
South White Alternate Trail0.6 mi
Orange Trail Loop0.6 mi
Blue Trail Loop (White Trail)0.6 mi
West Blue Loop Trail0.5 mi
15 more trails
Green / Black Dot Trail (White Trail)
0.4 miBlue Alt Trail
0.4 miRed Trail Loop
0.4 miWest Blue Inner Loop Trail
0.3 miPurple / Black Dot Trail
0.3 miYellow / Black Dot Trail
0.2 miGreen / White Dot Trail
0.2 miYellow to White Connector Trail
0.2 miWhite Shortcut Trail
0.2 miPurple / White Dot Trail
0.1 miYellow / Purple Dot Trail
0.1 miPurple Cutoff Trail
0.1 miOrange / Blue Dot Trail
0.1 miGreen - Black Dot Trail / White Trail
0.1 miYellow Cutoff Trail
0.1 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
4Pickleball
3Soccer
2Football
2Basketball
1Tennis
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in West Deer 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 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 40 | 49 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in West Deer Township →
Next door
West Deer Township and its neighbors
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Hampton Township31 miIndiana Township28 miWest Deer Township25 miFrazer Township12 miClinton Township3.7 miRichland Township2.0 miMiddlesex Township1.7 miBakerstown1.7 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Deer Township | 8% | 0.8 | 74 | 35% | B+ |
| Richland Township | 4% | 0.1 | 28 | 25% | C+ |
| Clinton Township | 6% | 0.2 | 28 | 5% | C+ |
| Frazer Township | 7% | 1.3 | 453 | 41% | A− |
| Indiana Township | 6% | 1.6 | 89 | 69% | A |
| Hampton Township | 10% | 1.9 | 51 | 55% | A |
| Middlesex Township | 3% | 0.1 | 4 | 10% | C− |
| Bakerstown | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in West Deer Township
Where can I hike in West Deer Township?
The longest trail networks: Deer Lakes Park, 18.8 miles; Bairdford Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of West Deer Township is conserved land?
8% 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 West Deer Township’s trails?
Deer Lakes Park and Bairdford Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near West Deer Township?
14,391 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Deer Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 906 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does West Deer Township have?
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #387 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 West Deer 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 →