Tioga State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
930 acres2.4 mi of trail
Boone Run Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: User:Dincher · CC BY-SA 3.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Blossburg
41% of Blossburg’s land is conserved: 1,211 acres
6.5 miles of mapped trail cross Blossburg, 1.4 per square mile of land. 91% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Tioga State Forest (2.4 mi).
Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
41%
1,211 acres · of 4.6 sq mi of land
Trails
6.5 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
37 ac
21 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
91%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Blossburg?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Blossburg have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Blossburg is ahead of 94% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Blossburg’s overall grade.
Conserved land41% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A+Trails1.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land21 acres of park per 1,000 residents (37 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home91% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 94%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Blossburg’s 41% is ahead of 96% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 86% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A to A+. 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 Tioga State Forest, with 2.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1,211 conserved acres
41% of Blossburg’s land. Who manages Blossburg’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources944 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government36 ac
Not recorded230 ac
State Resource Management Area · 944 acPrivate Conservation · 230 acLocal Park · 36 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tioga State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 944 | Open |
| Blossburg Property (Cooks Creek - Tioga River) Private Conservation | Not recorded | 230 | Closed |
| Island Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 36 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Blossburg
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Blossburg
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Horses · 1.0 miUnpaved · 2.4 mi
Boone Run Trail1.0 mi
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
2Baseball
1Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Blossburg: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 34 | 43 | 57 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.3 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Blossburg →
Next door
Blossburg and its neighbors
Blossburg has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blossburg | 41% | 1.4 | 21 | 91% | A |
| Hamilton Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Bloss Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Blossburg
Where can I hike in Blossburg?
The longest trail networks: Tioga State Forest, 2.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Blossburg is conserved land?
41% 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 Blossburg’s trails?
Tioga State Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Blossburg?
53,553 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Blossburg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 984 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Blossburg have?
Ahead of 94% 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 Blossburg 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 →