State Game Lands Number 304
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
456 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainDOutdoors
Outdoors in Clearfield Township
6% of Clearfield Township’s land is conserved: 837 acres
5% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2 acres are parks and preserves, 0.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
837 acres · of 23.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
0.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
5%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Clearfield Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Clearfield Township is ahead of 12% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Clearfield Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land0.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13DParks close to home5% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 12%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Clearfield Township’s 6% is ahead of 39% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Clearfield Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D− 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
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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.
State Game Lands Number 164
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
103 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
837 conserved acres
6% of Clearfield Township’s land. Who manages Clearfield Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife558 ac
County556 ac
Joint382 ac
Agricultural Easement · 938 acState Resource Management Area · 558 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 279 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 304 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 454 | Open |
| State Game Land 164 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 104 | Open |
When to get out
The best walking months in Clearfield Township: April, May, August 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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 39 | 48 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Clearfield Township →
Next door
Clearfield Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
West Franklin Township3.9 miDonegal Township1.4 miSummit Township0.9 miWinfield Township0.1 miClearfield Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearfield Township | 6% | under 0.1 | 1 | 5% | D |
| West Franklin Township | 2% | 0.1 | 42 | 30% | C+ |
| Donegal Township | 2% | 0.1 | 9 | 5% | C− |
| Summit Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 12 | 26% | C− |
| Winfield Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 12 | 43% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Clearfield Township
How much of Clearfield 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 Clearfield Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 304 and State Game Lands Number 164 don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Clearfield Township?
7,715 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clearfield Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 564 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Clearfield Township have?
Ahead of 12% 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 Clearfield 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 →