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Forksville Covered Bridge PAPhoto: Navin75 · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Outdoors in Forksville

Few parks or trails are on the map in Forksville

14% of Forksville’s land is conserved, about 142 acres. 2 acres are parks and preserves, 13 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Forksville, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
14%
142 acres · of 1.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
85%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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

12
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 Loyalsock State Forest, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Loyalsock State Forest

Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
140 acres0.1 mi of trail
High Rock Spur
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗

Forksville Borough Community Park

Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

142 conserved acres

14% of Forksville’s land. Who manages Forksville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources140 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government2 ac
State Resource Management Area · 140 acLocal Park · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Loyalsock State Forest
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources140Open
Forksville Borough Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government2Open
Trails & water

1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
High Rock Spur0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Forksville Covered BridgeStructure · listed 1980
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Forksville: May to August

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)9.510.511.813.314.515.214.913.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)313443576875807871594636
Rain (in)3.02.43.33.94.24.44.54.34.64.13.23.3

February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Forksville →

Next door

Forksville and its neighbors

Forksville has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

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

Where can I hike in Forksville?

The longest trail networks: Loyalsock State Forest, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Forksville’s trails?

Loyalsock State Forest and Forksville Borough Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Forksville?

80,362 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Forksville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 143 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Forksville 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 →