Black Creek High School Alumni Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Black Creek Township
10% of Black Creek Township’s land is conserved: 1,506 acres
9% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6 acres are parks and preserves, 3.6 per 1,000 residents. 7.3 miles of mapped trail cross Black Creek Township, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
10%
1,506 acres · of 24.3 sq mi of land
Trails
7.3 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
3.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
9%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,942 ft
Buck Mountain
Lakes & rivers
2
1 beach · 1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Black Creek Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Black Creek Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Black Creek Township is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Black Creek Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land10% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land3.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (6 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13CParks close to home9% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 35%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Black Creek Township’s 10% is ahead of 56% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 40% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1,506 conserved acres
10% of Black Creek Township’s land. Who manages Black Creek Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County3,904 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1,279 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government6 ac
Agricultural Easement · 3,904 acForest Stewardship Easement · 924 acConservation Easement · 355 acLocal Park · 6 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,499 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 52 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Glen Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 6 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Black Creek Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Black Creek Township
Eagle Rock Beach
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Black Creek Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Black Creek Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Peaks in Black Creek Township
Buck Mountain1,942 ft elevation
DirectionsPicnic areas in Black Creek Township
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Black Creek Township: April to September
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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 46 | 60 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 49 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Black Creek Township →
Next door
Black Creek Township and its neighbors
Black Creek Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Creek Township | 10% | 0.3 | 4 | 9% | C |
| Sugarloaf Township | 6% | 0.3 | 6 | 23% | C+ |
| Beaver Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Hazle Township | 4% | 0.6 | 121 | 47% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Black Creek Township
How much of Black Creek Township is conserved land?
10% 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 Black Creek Township’s trails?
Black Creek High School Alumni Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Black Creek Township?
32,524 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Black Creek Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Black Creek Township have?
Ahead of 35% 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 Black Creek 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 →