Carroll Commons Park
Park
18 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Carroll Valley
Carroll Valley has 124 acres of parks, 31 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Carroll Commons Park (0.8 mi). 80% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Carroll Valley’s land is conserved, about 125 acres.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns · #538 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
125 acres · of 5.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.6 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
124 ac
31 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
80%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,161 ft
McKee Hill
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Carroll Valley?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Carroll Valley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Carroll Valley is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns, #538 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, trail miles lowest.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Carroll Valley’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land31 acres of park per 1,000 residents (124 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home80% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 66%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 48%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Carroll Valley’s 4% is ahead of 25% 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 B 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 Carroll Commons Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
125 conserved acres
4% of Carroll Valley’s land. Who manages Carroll Valley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government33 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits3 ac
Not recorded92 ac
Local Park · 98 acLocal Other or Unknown · 27 acForest Stewardship Easement · 1 acConservation Easement · 1 acAgricultural Easement · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 11 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal Land Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 27 | Open |
| Toms Creek Local Park | Not recorded | 23 | Unknown |
| Carroll Commons Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 21 | Open |
| Lake Mae Local Park | Not recorded | 16 | Unknown |
| Friends Creek Local Park | Not recorded | 14 | Unknown |
| Ranch Trail Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 11 | Open |
| Lake Kay Local Park | Not recorded | 11 | Unknown |
Things to do
5 places to go in Carroll Valley
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Carroll Valley
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Carroll Valley
McKee Hill1,161 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Ravenwood Trail0.1 mi
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
7Soccer
1Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Carroll Valley: April 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 42 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.8 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Carroll Valley →
Next door
Carroll Valley and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll Valley | 4% | 0.3 | 31 | 80% | B+ |
| Liberty Township | 5% | 0.6 | under 1 | 10% | C |
| Hamiltonban Township | 39% | 1.2 | 389 | 29% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Carroll Valley
Where can I hike in Carroll Valley?
The longest trail networks: Carroll Commons Park, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Carroll Valley is conserved land?
4% 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 Carroll Valley’s trails?
Carroll Commons Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Carroll Valley?
37,264 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Carroll Valley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 124 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Carroll Valley have?
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #538 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. 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 Carroll Valley 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 →