99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Youngsville
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Youngsville, 0.2 per square mile of land. 31 acres are parks and preserves, 17 per 1,000 residents. 4% of Youngsville’s land is conserved, about 30 acres.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Youngsville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Youngsville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Youngsville is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns. 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 Youngsville’s 4% is ahead of 25% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 26% of them.
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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30 conserved acres
4% of Youngsville’s land. Who manages Youngsville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltop Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 16 | Open |
| American Legion Field Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 8 | Open |
| Island Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 6 | Open |
2 places to go in Youngsville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
0.8 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 Youngsville: May, August and September
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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 44 | 58 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Youngsville →
Questions about parks and trails in Youngsville
How much of Youngsville is conserved land?
4% 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.
Where can I bike in Youngsville?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Youngsville?
46,712 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Youngsville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 31 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Youngsville have?
Ahead of 64% 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 Youngsville 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 →