Forestville Playground
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Cass Township
Cass Township has 42 acres of parks, 25 for every 1,000 residents
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Cass Township. 61% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
41 acres · of 14.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
42 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
61%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,417 ft
Mine Hill
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cass Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cass Township is ahead of 31% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cass Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land25 acres of park per 1,000 residents (42 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home61% 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 31%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Cass Township’s under 1% is ahead of 3% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 8% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. 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.
Heckshersville Playground
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
41 conserved acres
under 1% of Cass Township’s land. Who manages Cass Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government34 ac
Not recorded7 ac
Local Park · 24 acLocal Recreation Area · 10 acLocal Other or Unknown · 7 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Avenue Complex Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 18 | Open |
| Heckscherville Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 8 | Open |
| Fema Flood Buyout (County Or Municipal Owned) Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 7 | Open |
| Condor Commons Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 7 | Open |
| Forestville Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Cass Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Cass Township
Mine Hill1,417 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 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
2Football
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Cass Township: May 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.8 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 5.1 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Cass Township →
Next door
Cass Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Reilly Township21 miButler Township8.6 miBranch Township4.3 miFoster Township2.2 miNew Castle Township1.9 miCass Township0.3 miMinersville0.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 25 | 61% | C |
| New Castle Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Foster Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Minersville | 5% | 0.3 | 5 | 99%+ | B |
| Branch Township | 8% | 0.4 | 17 | 61% | B |
| Butler Township | 8% | 0.3 | 2 | 30% | C+ |
| Reilly 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 Cass Township
How much of Cass Township is conserved land?
under 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 Cass Township’s trails?
Forestville Playground and Heckshersville Playground don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cass Township?
27,379 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cass Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 42 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cass Township have?
Ahead of 31% 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 Cass 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 →