Kennedy Park
Park
16 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Clifford Township
Clifford Township has 78 acres of parks, 39 for every 1,000 residents
9% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Clifford Township’s land is conserved, about 360 acres. 11 miles of mapped trail cross Clifford Township, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
360 acres · of 40.5 sq mi of land
Trails
11 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
78 ac
39 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
9%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.5 mi
4.5 mi paths
Highest peak
2,221 ft
Lackawanna Mountain
Lakes & rivers
5
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Clifford Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Clifford Township is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Clifford Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (11 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land39 acres of park per 1,000 residents (78 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home9% 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 38%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Clifford Township’s 1% is ahead of 9% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 38% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− 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
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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.
Who protects it
360 conserved acres
1% of Clifford Township’s land. Who manages Clifford Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits711 ac
County210 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government73 ac
Not recorded13 ac
Agricultural Easement · 903 acLocal Park · 51 acLocal Recreation Area · 23 acLocal Other or Unknown · 13 acForest Stewardship Easement · 12 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 285 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Township Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 38 | Open |
| Rail Trail of Northeastern Pa. Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 23 | Open |
| Kennedy Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 13 | Open |
| Clifford Township Recreational Complex Addition Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 9 | Open |
| Clifford Recreational Complex Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 4 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Clifford Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Clifford Township
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Clifford Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Clifford Township
Lackawanna Mountain2,221 ft elevation
DirectionsThorn Hill1,811 ft elevation
DirectionsRound Hill1,772 ft elevation
DirectionsTinker Hill1,752 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.7 miHorses · 1.6 miUnpaved · 10.7 mi
O&W Trail2.7 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
4.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Baseball
2Basketball
2Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Clifford 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) | 9.5 | 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 | 34 | 43 | 57 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.5 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Clifford Township →
Next door
Clifford Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Fell Township28 miLenox Township13 miClifford Township11 miHerrick Township8.5 miGibson Township4.9 miGreenfield Township4.8 miUnion Dale2.6 miForest City0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Township | 1% | 0.3 | 39 | 9% | C+ |
| Greenfield Township | 16% | 0.2 | under 1 | 1% | C |
| Lenox Township | 2% | 0.3 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Forest City | 6% | under 0.1 | 21 | 99%+ | B |
| Fell Township | 11% | 1.8 | 383 | 77% | A |
| Union Dale | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Herrick Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Gibson Township | 1% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Clifford Township
How much of Clifford Township is conserved land?
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 Clifford Township’s trails?
Kennedy Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Clifford Township?
4.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Clifford Township?
17,706 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clifford Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 78 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Clifford Township have?
Ahead of 38% 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 Clifford 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 →