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Outdoors in French Creek

Few parks or trails are on the map in French Creek

6 acres are parks and preserves, 6.0 per 1,000 residents. 4.6 miles of mapped trail cross French Creek, 0.1 per square mile of land. 3% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
10 acres · of 36.3 sq mi of land
Trails
4.6 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
6.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
3%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

10 conserved acres

under 1% of French Creek’s land. Who manages French Creek’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits14 ac
State fish & wildlife3 ac
Private Conservation · 14 acState Resource Management Area · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
French Creek Preserve
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits14Open
State Game Land #154
State Resource Management Area
State fish & wildlife3Open
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
2Pickleball
1Tennis

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in French Creek: May, June 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.410.511.813.314.515.214.913.912.411.09.79.1
High (°F)313442566876797871594736
Rain (in)3.72.73.13.84.14.44.74.04.74.94.04.1

February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.9 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in French Creek →

Next door

French Creek and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
French Creek— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Mina— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Clymer2%0.215037%B−

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in French Creek

Is there public land near French Creek?

23,997 acres of parks and open public land lie inside French Creek or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from French Creek 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 →