Photo: Ruhrfisch · CC BY-SA 4.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Hughesville
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 45 acres are parks and preserves, 20 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Hughesville, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Hughesville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Hughesville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hughesville is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Hughesville’s 1% is ahead of 9% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 26% 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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
6 conserved acres
1% of Hughesville’s land. Who manages Hughesville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bodine Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 6 | Open |
2 places to go in Hughesville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 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 Hughesville: 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) | 35 | 39 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 80 | 85 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.7 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Hughesville →
Questions about parks and trails in Hughesville
Where can I hike in Hughesville?
The longest trail networks: Bodine Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hughesville 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.
Are dogs allowed on Hughesville’s trails?
Lycoming County Fairground and Bodine Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Hughesville?
16,524 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hughesville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 45 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hughesville have?
Ahead of 61% 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 Hughesville 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 →