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Aristes, PennsylvaniaPhoto: Jakec · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Aristes

Few parks or trails are on the map in Aristes

1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Aristes, 1.9 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
2 acres · of 0.5 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
1.9 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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123
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.

Weiser State Forest

Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗

Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest

Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗

State Game Lands Number 329

Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

2 conserved acres

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

State natural resources1 ac
State Resource Management Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Weiser State Forest
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources1Open
When to get out

The best walking months in Aristes: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.89.3
High (°F)323543576775797771594736
Rain (in)3.62.84.14.44.44.64.84.45.04.53.63.9

February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 5.0 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Aristes →

Questions about parks and trails in Aristes

Are dogs allowed on Aristes’ trails?

Weiser State Forest and Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Aristes?

26,721 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Aristes or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Aristes 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 →