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Outdoors in Harmony Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Harmony Township

10% of Harmony Township’s land is conserved, about 2,254 acres. 3 acres are parks and preserves, 6.2 per 1,000 residents. 4.5 miles of mapped trail cross Harmony Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
10%
2,254 acres · of 34.1 sq mi of land
Trails
4.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
6.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
12%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,631 ft
Butcherknife Hill
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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12
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Cornplanter State Forest

Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
797 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗

Allegheny Islands Wilderness

Managed by United States Forest Service
48 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

2,254 conserved acres

10% of Harmony Township’s land. Who manages Harmony Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service1,455 ac
State natural resources803 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government2 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1 ac
Not recorded1 ac
National Forest · 1,455 acState Resource Management Area · 803 acPrivate Conservation · 2 acLocal Park · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Allegheny National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service1,455Open
Cornplanter State Forest
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources803Open
Trunkeyville Access
Private Conservation
Not recorded2Open
Harmony Township Community Center
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government2Open
Things to do

2 places to go in Harmony Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Harmony Township
Butcherknife Hill1,631 ft elevation
Directions
Preacher Hill1,617 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

The best walking months in Harmony Township: 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)9.510.511.813.314.515.214.913.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)323545586977807972604837
Rain (in)3.62.63.64.24.15.14.83.94.04.13.63.7

February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 5.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Harmony Township →

Next door

Harmony Township 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
Harmony Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hickory Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Tionesta Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Triumph Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
President 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 Harmony Township

Are dogs allowed on Harmony Township’s trails?

Cornplanter State Forest and Allegheny Islands Wilderness don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Harmony Township?

86,963 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Harmony Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,851 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Harmony Township 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 →