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Outdoors in West Falls

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in West Falls

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 2% of West Falls’ land is conserved, about 17 acres. 12 acres are parks and preserves, 32 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
2%
17 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
32 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 beach · 1 boat launch
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
Who protects it

17 conserved acres

2% of West Falls’ land. Water is left out: West Falls has 1.1 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages West Falls’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State fish & wildlife5 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government2 ac
Not recorded10 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 10 acState Other or Unknown · 5 acLocal Park · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Fema Flood Buyout (County Or Municipal Owned)
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded10Open
West Falls Access
State Other or Unknown
State fish & wildlife5Open
George Hock Memorial Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government2Open
Things to do

2 places to go in West Falls

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Beaches in West Falls

1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Susquehanna River
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
2Basketball
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in West Falls: April to 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.611.813.314.515.214.913.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)353846607179848174625039
Rain (in)2.72.23.13.53.43.83.74.03.94.02.82.9

February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.0 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in West Falls →

Questions about parks and trails in West Falls

Is there public land near West Falls?

3,699 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Falls or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 18 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from West Falls 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 →