State Game Lands Number 277
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
594 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainC+Outdoors
Outdoors in Cambridge Township
6% of Cambridge Township’s land is conserved: 876 acres
36 acres are parks and preserves, 24 per 1,000 residents. 21% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Cambridge Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
876 acres · of 21.5 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
36 ac
24 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
21%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cambridge Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cambridge Township is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cambridge Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land24 acres of park per 1,000 residents (36 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home21% 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 40%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Cambridge Township’s 6% is ahead of 43% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 13% 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Cambridge Springs Boat Access
Managed by Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
876 conserved acres
6% of Cambridge Township’s land. Who manages Cambridge Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)1,153 ac
State fish & wildlife604 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits214 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government38 ac
Not recorded34 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,341 acState Resource Management Area · 595 acPrivate Conservation · 52 acLocal Recreation Area · 38 acState Other or Unknown · 17 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 219 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 17 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 277 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 602 | Open |
| Cambridge Area Recreation Park Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 38 | Open |
| French Creek Private Conservation | Not recorded | 28 | Unknown |
| Venango Woods Private Conservation | Not recorded | 23 | Closed |
| Cambridge Springs Access State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 10 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Cambridge Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Cambridge Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
2Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Riverside HotelBuilding · listed 1978
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Cambridge Township: May and July 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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 35 | 44 | 58 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Cambridge Township →
Next door
Cambridge Township and its neighbors
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Woodcock Township13 miVenango Township1.6 miRockdale Township1.6 miLeBoeuf Township1.5 miCambridge Township1.1 miWashington Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Township | 6% | 0.1 | 24 | 21% | C+ |
| Venango Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Rockdale Township | 22% | under 0.1 | 54 | 7% | B− |
| Woodcock Township | 3% | 0.4 | 297 | 46% | B |
| LeBoeuf Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 21 | 4% | C− |
| Washington Township | 4% | under 0.1 | 26 | 39% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cambridge Township
How much of Cambridge Township is conserved land?
6% 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 Cambridge Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 277 and Cambridge Springs Boat Access don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cambridge Township?
10,576 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cambridge Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 625 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cambridge Township have?
Ahead of 40% 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 Cambridge 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 →