Slagle Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
West Side Sanitarium · Photo: Smallbones · CC0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in West York
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in West York
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 11 acres are parks and preserves, 2.1 per 1,000 residents. 3% of West York’s land is conserved, about 10 acres.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns · #889 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
10 acres · of 0.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
11 ac
2.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.5 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is West York?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does West York have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, West York is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns, #889 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of West York’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land2.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (11 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13C−Parks 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 36%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 14%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so West York’s 3% is ahead of 20% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B−. 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
10 conserved acres
3% of West York’s land. Who manages West York’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government10 ac
Local Park · 10 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Spahr Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| William Penn Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Shelly Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Eberts Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in West York
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in West York
Slagle Park PlaygroundHours: sunrise-sunset · In Slagle Park
DirectionsPlus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Community gardens in West York
West York Community Garden
DirectionsBiking & sports
0.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.5 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
2Basketball
2Soccer
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in West York: April to June 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 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 42 | 52 | 64 | 74 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.7 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in West York →
Next door
West York and its neighbors
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 York | 3% | under 0.1 | 2 | 99%+ | C+ |
| West Manchester Township | 1% | 0.1 | 5 | 86% | C |
| York | 7% | 0.9 | 5 | 97% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in West York
How much of West York 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.
Are dogs allowed on West York’s trails?
Slagle Park and Shelly Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in West York?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near West York?
6,891 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West York or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does West York have?
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #889 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 York 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 →