Bronx Field
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainC−Outdoors
Outdoors in West View
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in West View
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 4 acres are parks and preserves, 0.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns · #974 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
3 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
0.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is West View?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does West View have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, West View is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns, #974 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of West View’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land0.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (4 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13DParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 24%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 6%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so West View’s under 1% is ahead of 3% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in West View. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C+. 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
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
3 conserved acres
under 1% of West View’s land. Who manages West View’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government3 ac
Local Recreation Area · 2 acLocal Park · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronx Field Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Leland Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in West View
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in West View
West View Elementary Playground
DirectionsPlus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
4Basketball
1Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in West View: 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) | 37 | 40 | 50 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in West View →
Questions about parks and trails in West View
How much of West View is conserved land?
under 1% 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 View’s trails?
Bronx Field and Richard E. Powell Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near West View?
20,425 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West View or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does West View have?
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #974 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 View 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 →