Photo: Nyttend · Public domainGreene Township has 294 acres of parks, 143 for every 1,000 residents
24% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.6 miles of mapped trail cross Greene Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 3% of Greene Township’s land is conserved, about 398 acres.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Greene Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Greene Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Greene Township is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Greene Township’s 3% is ahead of 17% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 15% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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398 conserved acres
3% of Greene Township’s land. Who manages Greene Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 103 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 15 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greene Township Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 256 | Open |
| Mill Creek Ballpark #1 Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 27 | Open |
| Greene Township Ballfields Local Park | Not recorded | 18 | Unknown |
| Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 7 | Restricted |
| Hookstown Racetrack Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
1 places to go in Greene Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
3 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Greene Township: April and 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 39 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 51 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Greene Township →
Greene Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greene Township | 3% | 0.1 | 143 | 24% | C+ |
| Shippingport | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Ohioville | 7% | 0.2 | 10 | 17% | C+ |
| Hanover Township | 26% | 1.0 | 2,169 | 45% | A |
| Raccoon Township | 14% | under 0.1 | 605 | 38% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Greene Township
How much of Greene Township is conserved land?
3% 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.
Is there public land near Greene Township?
26,707 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Greene Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 294 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Greene Township have?
Ahead of 42% 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 Greene Township neighbors.
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 →