State Game Lands Number 45
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
4,258 acres2.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Cranberry Township
10% of Cranberry Township’s land is conserved: 4,610 acres
The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 45 (2.7 mi). 170 acres are parks and preserves, 27 per 1,000 residents. 22% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns · #683 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
10%
4,610 acres · of 69.8 sq mi of land
Trails
16 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
170 ac
27 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
22%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
9.7 mi
9.7 mi paths
Highest peak
1,509 ft
Hoag Hill
Lakes & rivers
4
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Cranberry Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cranberry Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cranberry Township is ahead of 55% of U.S. towns, #683 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cranberry Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land10% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (16 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land27 acres of park per 1,000 residents (170 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home22% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 55%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 34%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Cranberry Township’s 10% is ahead of 58% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 35% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is State Game Lands Number 45, with 2.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
State Game Lands Number 47
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
54 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 5 parks & preserves
State Game Lands Number 454,258 acres · 2.7 mi of trail · Pennsylvania Game Commission
DirectionsState Game Lands Number 4754 acres · Pennsylvania Game Commission
DirectionsMorrison Park21 acres · Cranberry Twp
DirectionsMoody Park13 acres · Cranberry Twp
DirectionsSamuel Justus Recreational Trail Visitor Center2 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
4,610 conserved acres
10% of Cranberry Township’s land. Who manages Cranberry Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife4,313 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)161 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits108 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government34 ac
Not recorded215 ac
State Resource Management Area · 4,313 acPrivate Conservation · 192 acConservation Easement · 161 acLocal Park · 87 acPrivate Recreation or Education · 77 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 82 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 045 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 4,258 | Open |
| Tippery Meadows Natural Area Private Conservation | Not recorded | 118 | Open |
| Allegheny River Trail Private Recreation or Education | Not recorded | 85 | Open |
| Morrison Park Local Park | Not recorded | 74 | Open |
| State Game Land 047 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 54 | Open |
| Woll/Nathanson Preserve Private Conservation | Not recorded | 31 | Open |
| Sandy Creek Trail Private Recreation or Education | Not recorded | 18 | Open |
| Samuel Jutus Trail Private Recreation or Education | Not recorded | 16 | Open |
| Moody Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 13 | Open |
Things to do
13 places to go in Cranberry Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Cranberry Township
9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Cranberry Township
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Peaks in Cranberry Township
Hoag Hill1,509 ft elevation
DirectionsPlus 1 peak without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
4 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
9.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
9.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Baseball
4Pickleball
2Basketball
1Soccer
1Volleyball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Cranberry 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 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 46 | 60 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 62 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Cranberry Township →
Next door
Cranberry Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Cornplanter Township43 miRockland Township22 miCranberry Township16 miSugarcreek16 miPresident Township10 miPinegrove Township2.7 miSandycreek Township2.0 miOil City0.9 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranberry Township | 10% | 0.2 | 27 | 22% | B− |
| Rockland Township | 2% | 0.4 | 52 | 3% | C+ |
| Sandycreek Township | 4% | 0.1 | 4 | 20% | C− |
| Oil City | 4% | 0.2 | 11 | 90% | B |
| Sugarcreek | 4% | 0.4 | 114 | 59% | B+ |
| Cornplanter Township | 18% | 1.2 | 1,505 | 30% | A |
| Pinegrove Township | 11% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| President Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cranberry Township
Where can I hike in Cranberry Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 45, 2.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cranberry Township is conserved land?
10% 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 Cranberry Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 45 and State Game Lands Number 47 don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Cranberry Township?
9.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 9.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Cranberry Township?
49,171 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cranberry Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4,507 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cranberry Township have?
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #683 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 Cranberry 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 →