Duman Lake County Park
Park
149 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Barr Township
Barr Township has 170 acres of parks, 85 for every 1,000 residents
10% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.5 miles of mapped trail cross Barr Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 1% of Barr Township’s land is conserved, about 251 acres.
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
251 acres · of 31.5 sq mi of land
Trails
2.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
170 ac
85 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
10%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
4
What kind of outdoors town is Barr Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Barr Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Barr Township is ahead of 33% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Barr Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land85 acres of park per 1,000 residents (170 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13AParks close to home10% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 33%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Barr Township’s 1% is ahead of 8% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 17% 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
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Duman Lake County Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
State Game Lands Number 79
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
95 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
251 conserved acres
1% of Barr Township’s land. Who manages Barr Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife152 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government88 ac
Not recorded11 ac
State Resource Management Area · 95 acLocal Park · 88 acState Other or Unknown · 57 acLocal Other or Unknown · 11 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 079 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 95 | Open |
| Duman Lake Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 88 | Open |
| Duman Lake State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 57 | Open |
| St Nicholas Recreational Area Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 11 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Barr Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Barr Township
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
4 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Basketball
1Baseball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Barr Township: May 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 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 45 | 59 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Barr Township →
Next door
Barr Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Blacklick Township14 miCambria Township13 miSusquehanna Township4.7 miBarr Township2.5 miPine Township2.2 miNorthern Cambria1.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barr Township | 1% | 0.1 | 85 | 10% | C |
| Cambria Township | 3% | 0.3 | 39 | 39% | B− |
| Blacklick Township | 23% | 0.4 | 43 | 20% | B+ |
| Northern Cambria | 2% | 0.5 | 11 | 91% | B |
| Susquehanna Township | 6% | 0.2 | 75 | 21% | B− |
| Pine Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 7 | 32% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Barr Township
Where can I hike in Barr Township?
The longest trail networks: Duman Lake County Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Barr Township is conserved land?
1% 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 Barr Township’s trails?
Duman Lake County Park and State Game Lands Number 79 don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Barr Township?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Barr Township?
24,510 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Barr Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 265 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Barr Township have?
Ahead of 33% 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 Barr Township 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 →