State Game Lands Number 152
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
174 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Elk Creek Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Elk Creek Township
1 acre is park or preserve, 0.5 per 1,000 residents. 10% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Elk Creek Township’s land is conserved, about 464 acres.
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
464 acres · of 34.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
0.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
10%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
4
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Elk Creek Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Elk Creek Township is ahead of 11% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Elk Creek Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land0.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1 acre) · PA 14 · U.S. 13DParks close to home10% 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 11%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Elk Creek Township’s 2% is ahead of 14% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 9% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Elk Creek 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
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.
Wellsburg Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
464 conserved acres
2% of Elk Creek Township’s land. Who manages Elk Creek Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County722 ac
State fish & wildlife177 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)71 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government1 ac
Not recorded243 ac
Agricultural Easement · 722 acPrivate Agricultural · 243 acState Resource Management Area · 177 acConservation Easement · 71 acLocal Park · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 43 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 152 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 177 | Open |
| Bartko Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 101 | Closed |
| Payne Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 95 | Closed |
| Rogers Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 48 | Closed |
| Wellsburg Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Trails & water
4 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Elk Creek 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 44 | 57 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.5 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Elk Creek Township →
Next door
Elk Creek Township and its neighbors
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Girard Township12 miCussewago Township1.4 miConneaut Township1.3 miElk Creek Township1.0 miCranesville0.5 miWashington Township0.0 miPlatea0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Creek Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 1 | 10% | D |
| Conneaut Township | 12% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 6% | C− |
| Cranesville | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Washington Township | 4% | under 0.1 | 26 | 39% | C |
| Girard Township | 9% | 0.4 | 138 | 19% | B |
| Platea | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Cussewago Township | 5% | under 0.1 | 45 | 1% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Elk Creek Township
How much of Elk Creek Township is conserved land?
2% 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 Elk Creek Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 152 and Wellsburg Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Elk Creek Township?
14,354 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Elk Creek Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 177 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Elk Creek Township have?
Ahead of 11% 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 Elk Creek 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 →