20% of Centre Hall’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 20% of Centre Hall’s land is conserved, about 80 acres. 80 acres are parks and preserves, 52 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Centre Hall?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Centre Hall have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Centre Hall is ahead of 78% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Centre Hall’s 20% is ahead of 79% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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80 conserved acres
20% of Centre Hall’s land. Who manages Centre Hall’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centre County Grange Fairgrounds Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 71 | Open |
| East Church Street Park Local Park | Not recorded | 9 | Open |
1 places to go in Centre Hall
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Centre Hall: 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) | 9.5 | 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 | 37 | 46 | 59 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Centre Hall →
Questions about parks and trails in Centre Hall
How much of Centre Hall is conserved land?
20% 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.
Is there public land near Centre Hall?
50,646 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Centre Hall or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 80 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Centre Hall have?
Ahead of 78% 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 Centre Hall neighbors.
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 →