Photo: Brad Clinesmith on Flickr · CC BY-SA 2.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in West Pittston
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 10 acres are parks and preserves, 2.1 per 1,000 residents. 5% of West Pittston’s land is conserved, about 27 acres.
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns · #850 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is West Pittston?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does West Pittston have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, West Pittston is ahead of 41% of U.S. towns, #850 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so West Pittston’s 5% is ahead of 36% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
Water is 13% of West Pittston’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
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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27 conserved acres
5% of West Pittston’s land. Water is left out: West Pittston has 0.8 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages West Pittston’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming Area Secondary School Athletic Fields Research or Educational Area | Not recorded | 17 | Open |
| West Pittson Little League & Pool Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Garden Village Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
| Fema Flood Buyout (County Or Municipal Owned) Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 4 | Open |
| Morris Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
1 places to go in West Pittston
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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 Pittston: April to July
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 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 47 | 61 | 72 | 80 | 85 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.0 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in West Pittston →
West Pittston and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in West Pittston
How much of West Pittston is conserved land?
5% 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 Pittston’s trails?
William T. Morris Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near West Pittston?
37,263 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Pittston or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does West Pittston have?
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #850 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 Pittston 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 →