Graham Field
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Sperling Building · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Wilkinsburg
99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Wilkinsburg
33 acres are parks and preserves, 2.4 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Wilkinsburg’s land is conserved, about 32 acres. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Wilkinsburg, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns · #765 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
32 acres · of 2.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
33 ac
2.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Wilkinsburg?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wilkinsburg have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wilkinsburg is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns, #765 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wilkinsburg’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land2.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (33 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home99% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 47%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 26%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Wilkinsburg’s 2% is ahead of 14% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 37% 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
32 conserved acres
2% of Wilkinsburg’s land. Who manages Wilkinsburg’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government27 ac
Not recorded4 ac
Local Recreation Area · 21 acLocal Park · 10 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 10 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Recreation Site Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 11 | Open |
| Graham Field Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 6 | Open |
| Winton St Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Whitney Playground Local Park | Not recorded | 3 | Unknown |
| Whitney Field Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| McNair St Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Taylor Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Park Avenue Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Hay Recreation Area Local Park | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
| Ferguson Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Wilkinsburg
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Wilkinsburg
2 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
1Basketball
1Football
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Wilkinsburg: April, May 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 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 41 | 50 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Wilkinsburg →
Next door
Wilkinsburg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkinsburg | 2% | 0.3 | 2 | 99% | B− |
| Pittsburgh | 12% | 2.1 | 15 | 99% | A |
| Penn Hills | 3% | 0.7 | 9 | 68% | B |
| Edgewood | 3% | 0.2 | 4 | 99%+ | B− |
| Churchill | 11% | 2.2 | 50 | 83% | A |
| Braddock Hills | under 1% | 0.2 | 2 | 99%+ | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wilkinsburg
How much of Wilkinsburg is conserved land?
2% 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 Wilkinsburg’s trails?
Graham Field and Whitney Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wilkinsburg?
17,394 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wilkinsburg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 33 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wilkinsburg have?
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #765 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 Wilkinsburg 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 →