State Game Lands Number 269
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
681 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Cussewago Township
Cussewago Township has 70 acres of parks, 45 for every 1,000 residents
1% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Cussewago Township. 5% of Cussewago Township’s land is conserved, about 1,257 acres.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
1,257 acres · of 40.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
70 ac
45 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cussewago Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cussewago Township is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cussewago Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land45 acres of park per 1,000 residents (70 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home1% 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 35%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Cussewago Township’s 5% is ahead of 34% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 10% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
State Game Lands Number 152
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
453 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
1,257 conserved acres
5% of Cussewago Township’s land. Who manages Cussewago Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife1,141 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits204 ac
Not recorded110 ac
State Resource Management Area · 1,141 acPrivate Conservation · 220 acConservation Easement · 94 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 269 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 681 | Open |
| State Game Land 152 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 460 | Open |
| Cussewago Bottom Conservation Area Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 136 | Open |
| Culbertson Forest Private Conservation | Not recorded | 84 | Closed |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Cussewago Township: May and July 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 | 35 | 44 | 58 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Cussewago Township →
Next door
Cussewago Township and its neighbors
Cussewago Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cussewago Township | 5% | under 0.1 | 45 | 1% | C |
| Venango Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Hayfield Township | 4% | under 0.1 | 85 | 18% | C+ |
| Elk Creek Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 1 | 10% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cussewago Township
How much of Cussewago Township is conserved land?
5% 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 Cussewago Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 269 and State Game Lands Number 152 don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cussewago Township?
9,066 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cussewago Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,221 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cussewago Township have?
Ahead of 35% 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 Cussewago 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 →