Harrison Township has 150 acres of parks, 137 for every 1,000 residents
2% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.0 miles of mapped trail cross Harrison Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 1% of Harrison Township’s land is conserved, about 304 acres.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Harrison Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Harrison Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Harrison Township is ahead of 30% 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 Harrison Township’s 1% is ahead of 8% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 14% 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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304 conserved acres
1% of Harrison Township’s land. Who manages Harrison Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 152 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Fork Park Local Park | County | 148 | Open |
| North Fork Dam Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 63 | Open |
2 places to go in Harrison Township
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2 lakes & rivers
The best walking months in Harrison Township: May 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 42 | 55 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Harrison Township →
Harrison 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | 1% | 0.1 | 137 | 2% | C |
| Brookfield Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Hector Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Bingham 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 Harrison Township
How much of Harrison Township 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.
Is there public land near Harrison Township?
21,881 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Harrison Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 150 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Harrison Township have?
Ahead of 30% 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 Harrison 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 →