Veterans Memorial Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Williamstown
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Williamstown
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 4 acres are parks and preserves, 2.9 per 1,000 residents. 3% of Williamstown’s land is conserved, about 4 acres.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
4 acres · of 0.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
2.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Williamstown?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Williamstown have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Williamstown is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Williamstown’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 land2.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (4 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 38%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Williamstown’s 3% is ahead of 22% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Williamstown. 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 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
4 conserved acres
3% of Williamstown’s land. Who manages Williamstown’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government4 ac
State fish & wildlife1 ac
Local Park · 4 acState Resource Management Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans Memorial Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
| State Game Land 264 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 1 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
1Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Williamstown: May to 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) | 33 | 37 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 5.0 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Williamstown →
Questions about parks and trails in Williamstown
How much of Williamstown 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 Williamstown’s trails?
Veterans Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Williamstown?
63,180 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Williamstown or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Williamstown have?
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Williamstown 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 →