Few parks or trails are on the map in Clarks Summit
2 acres are parks and preserves, 0.5 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Clarks Summit, 0.1 per square mile of land. 75% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns · #1,008 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
How much outdoors does Clarks Summit have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Clarks Summit is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns, #1,008 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Clarks Summit’s under 1% is ahead of 1% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 15% 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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2 conserved acres
under 1% of Clarks Summit’s land. Who manages Clarks Summit’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Ball Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Hemlock Drive Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
3 places to go in Clarks Summit
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.1 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 Clarks Summit: May to July and 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 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 44 | 57 | 68 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 47 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.4 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Clarks Summit →
Clarks Summit and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarks Summit | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 75% | C− |
| South Abington Township | 4% | 0.6 | 8 | 29% | C+ |
| Waverly Township | 7% | 0.5 | 24 | 63% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Clarks Summit
How much of Clarks Summit 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.
Where can I bike in Clarks Summit?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Clarks Summit?
11,558 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clarks Summit or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Clarks Summit have?
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #1,008 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 Clarks Summit 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 →