Townsend Park — Attraction in McCandless

I was exploring new parks in the area looking for somewhere with a trail and also a paved parking lot as my kids are learning to ride their bikes. This park was absolutely perfect. They have a pond that they stock with fish for the kids which is so precious. The area around the pond is inviting and so peaceful. There was a small paved lot for my kids to practice riding their bikes which was absolutely perfect. The trails were awesome. We’ve been back 3 times and there’s rarely ever any other people there. It’s truly...

The trails, this time of the year (March), are still a bit of a wrangling mess but fun mess. A little bit of additional care and the park would be a great afternoon hike that can include minor hills or not, a gazebo, or even some water. Can't wait to come back and explore more, but on 1 hour we already had to re-loop a little. My guess is this 4/5 will go up to 5/5 if you don't mind shorter trail connections or a bit of road...

One of the best kept secrets in Murrysville... actually it's not a "secret" As the Municipalty of Murrysville publishes info about it from Music with beer and vendor trucks on Tuesadays in the summer, to its trails and fishing, but it seems few residents take advantage of all it has to offer...