Youngwood Park and Pool
Park
22 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Youngwood
Youngwood has 37 acres of parks, 13 for every 1,000 residents
93% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Youngwood’s land is conserved, about 38 acres.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns · #835 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
38 acres · of 1.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
37 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
93%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.6 mi
1.1 mi lanes · 0.6 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Youngwood?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Youngwood have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Youngwood is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns, #835 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 Youngwood’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 land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (37 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home93% 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 42%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 19%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Youngwood’s 3% is ahead of 21% 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
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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.
Youngwood Borough Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
38 conserved acres
3% of Youngwood’s land. Who manages Youngwood’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government36 ac
Not recorded2 ac
Local Park · 29 acLocal Recreation Area · 9 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youngwood Area Park & Pool Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 26 | Open |
| Youngwood Ballfield & Field House Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 9 | Open |
| Ballfield Local Park | Not recorded | 2 | Unknown |
Things to do
2 places to go in Youngwood
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Youngwood
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
1.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Youngwood: 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 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 41 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 65 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Youngwood →
Next door
Youngwood and its neighbors
Youngwood has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngwood | 3% | under 0.1 | 13 | 93% | C+ |
| New Stanton | 6% | 0.1 | 7 | 53% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Youngwood
How much of Youngwood 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 Youngwood’s trails?
Youngwood Park and Pool and Youngwood Borough Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Youngwood?
1.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of painted or protected lanes and 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Youngwood?
4,448 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Youngwood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 37 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Youngwood have?
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #835 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 Youngwood 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 →