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Emlenton, PennsylvaniaPhoto: Ruhrfisch, Ruhrspouse · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Emlenton

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Emlenton

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 6 acres are parks and preserves, 8.3 per 1,000 residents. 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Emlenton, 1.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
2 acres · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
1.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
8.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.5 mi paths
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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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.

Hughes Park

Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

2 conserved acres

1% of Emlenton’s land. Who manages Emlenton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Not recorded2 ac
Private Recreation or Education · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Allegheny River Trail
Private Recreation or Education
Not recorded2Open
Biking & sports

0.5 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Tennis
2Baseball
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Emlenton Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1997
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Emlenton: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.611.813.314.515.114.913.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)343847617279838175635039
Rain (in)3.32.53.44.03.94.94.63.93.83.53.33.3

February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Emlenton →

Next door

Emlenton and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Emlenton— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Richland Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Richland Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Scrubgrass 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 Emlenton

Are dogs allowed on Emlenton’s trails?

Hughes Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Emlenton?

0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Emlenton?

11,976 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Emlenton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Emlenton neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →