Few parks or trails are on the map in West Hills
4 acres are parks and preserves, 2.4 per 1,000 residents. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross West Hills, 0.2 per square mile of land. 56% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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5 conserved acres
under 1% of West Hills’ land. Water is left out: West Hills has 3.3 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages West Hills’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont Complex Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
1 lakes & rivers
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 Hills: April, May 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 39 | 48 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in West Hills →
West Hills and its neighbors
West Hills has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Hills | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| East Franklin Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 11 | 36% | C− |
| Kittanning | 11% | 0.2 | 28 | 99%+ | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in West Hills
Is there public land near West Hills?
9,609 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Hills or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from West Hills 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 →