Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Cowanshannock Township
1 acre is park or preserve, 0.4 per 1,000 residents. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Cowanshannock Township. 14% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns · #1,033 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
How much outdoors does Cowanshannock Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cowanshannock Township is ahead of 8% of U.S. towns, #1,033 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Cowanshannock Township’s 1% is ahead of 4% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 8% 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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165 conserved acres
1% of Cowanshannock Township’s land. Who manages Cowanshannock Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cowanshannock Creek Path Private Recreation or Education | Not recorded | 58 | Closed |
| West Shamokin High School Research or Educational Area | Not recorded | 46 | Open |
| Cowanshannock Land Private Conservation | Not recorded | 30 | Closed |
| Great Shamokin Path Private Recreation or Education | Not recorded | 23 | Closed |
| Plumcreek Private Conservation | Not recorded | 8 | Closed |
| Numine Playground Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
2 places to go in Cowanshannock Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
3 lakes & rivers
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 Cowanshannock 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 | 38 | 48 | 62 | 72 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Cowanshannock Township →
Cowanshannock Township 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowanshannock Township | 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 14% | D |
| Valley Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Washington Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 4% | D |
| Plumcreek Township | under 1% | 0.6 | 5 | 15% | C− |
| Wayne Township | 1% | 0.2 | 22 | 8% | C |
| South Mahoning Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 1% | D− |
| Kittanning Township | 1% | 0.1 | 61 | 14% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cowanshannock Township
How much of Cowanshannock 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.
Is there public land near Cowanshannock Township?
8,468 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cowanshannock Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cowanshannock Township have?
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #1,033 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 Cowanshannock Township 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 →