Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in West Hazleton
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 23 acres are parks and preserves, 4.5 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross West Hazleton, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns · #693 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is West Hazleton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does West Hazleton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, West Hazleton is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns, #693 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so West Hazleton’s 3% is ahead of 20% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 30% 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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29 conserved acres
3% of West Hazleton’s land. Who manages West Hazleton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 6 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valmont Bog Sanctuary Private Conservation | Not recorded | 43 | Open |
| Borough Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Valmont Bog Acquisition Local Recreation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1 | Open |
0.0 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 West Hazleton: May to 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 43 | 57 | 67 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.9 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in West Hazleton →
West Hazleton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Hazleton | 3% | 0.2 | 4 | 99%+ | B− |
| Hazle Township | 4% | 0.6 | 121 | 47% | B+ |
| Hazleton | 1% | 0.8 | 2 | 99% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in West Hazleton
How much of West Hazleton is conserved land?
3% 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.
Is there public land near West Hazleton?
20,263 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Hazleton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 23 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does West Hazleton have?
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #693 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 Hazleton 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 →