Photo: User:Ruhrfisch · CC BY-SA 3.0Hepburn Township has 76 acres of parks, 29 for every 1,000 residents
1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Hepburn Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 37% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns · #923 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
How much outdoors does Hepburn Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hepburn Township is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns, #923 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Hepburn Township’s 1% is ahead of 5% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 17% 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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75 conserved acres
1% of Hepburn Township’s land. Who manages Hepburn Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schon Road Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 50 | Open |
| Fema Flood Buyout (County Or Municipal Owned) Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 18 | Open |
| Hepburn Township Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 7 | Open |
1 lakes & rivers
0.1 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 Hepburn Township: April to June 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 38 | 47 | 61 | 72 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 74 | 62 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Hepburn Township →
Hepburn 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hepburn Township | 1% | 0.1 | 29 | 37% | C |
| Lycoming Township | 2% | 0.1 | 22 | 38% | C+ |
| Lewis Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Eldred Township | 11% | 0.3 | 132 | 19% | B |
| Loyalsock Township | 2% | 0.2 | 11 | 48% | C+ |
| Gamble 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 Hepburn Township
How much of Hepburn 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.
Where can I bike in Hepburn Township?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Hepburn Township?
51,681 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hepburn Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 76 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hepburn Township have?
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #923 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. 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 Hepburn 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 →