Christy Mathewson Park
Managed by Factoryville Borough
3 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dogs allowed
Directionsto the parking lot
COutdoors
Outdoors in Factoryville
Few parks or trails are on the map in Factoryville
3 acres are parks and preserves, 2.4 per 1,000 residents. 48% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Factoryville, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
4 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
2.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
48%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.6 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Factoryville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Factoryville is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Factoryville’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land2.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (3 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home48% 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 28%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Factoryville’s 1% is ahead of 7% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 47% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Factoryville. 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 C− 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
The longest trail network is Christy Mathewson Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
4 conserved acres
1% of Factoryville’s land. Who manages Factoryville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits5 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government3 ac
Town or city3 ac
Local Recreation Area · 3 acLocal Park · 3 acRecreation or Education Easement · 2 acConservation Easement · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christy Mathewson Recreational Complex Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Factoryville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Factoryville
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
0.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Basketball
1Baseball
1Tennis
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Factoryville: April 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) | 34 | 36 | 45 | 59 | 70 | 78 | 83 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.4 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Factoryville →
Next door
Factoryville and its neighbors
Factoryville has the most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factoryville | 1% | 0.4 | 2 | 48% | C |
| Clinton Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 40 | 10% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Factoryville
Where can I hike in Factoryville?
The longest trail networks: Christy Mathewson Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Factoryville 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.
Are dogs allowed on Factoryville’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Christy Mathewson Park. For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Factoryville?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Factoryville?
3,182 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Factoryville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Factoryville have?
Ahead of 28% 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 Factoryville 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 →