Johnsonburg Area Knothole Recreational Park
Park
9 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Johnsonburg
29% of Johnsonburg’s land is conserved: 533 acres
93% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Johnsonburg, 0.5 per square mile of land. 12 acres are parks and preserves, 4.9 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
29%
533 acres · of 2.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
4.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
93%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,932 ft
Dill Hill
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Johnsonburg?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Johnsonburg have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Johnsonburg is ahead of 76% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Johnsonburg’s overall grade.
Conserved land29% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land4.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (12 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13CParks close to home93% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 76%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Johnsonburg’s 29% is ahead of 89% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 57% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Johnsonburg Area Knothole Recreational Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Johnsonburg Community Center
Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
East End Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
533 conserved acres
29% of Johnsonburg’s land. Who manages Johnsonburg’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits532 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government1 ac
Not recorded532 ac
Private Conservation · 1,063 acLocal Park · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarion Junction Forest Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1,063 | Unknown |
| Johnsonburg Community Center Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Johnsonburg
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Johnsonburg
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Johnsonburg
Dill Hill1,932 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
5Tracks
3Baseball
3Basketball
3Tennis
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Johnsonburg Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1999
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Johnsonburg: May and July to 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 45 | 58 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Johnsonburg →
Questions about parks and trails in Johnsonburg
Where can I hike in Johnsonburg?
The longest trail networks: Johnsonburg Area Knothole Recreational Park, 0.4 miles; Johnsonburg Community Center, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Johnsonburg is conserved land?
29% 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 Johnsonburg’s trails?
Johnsonburg Area Knothole Recreational Park and Johnsonburg Community Center don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Johnsonburg?
96,658 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Johnsonburg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Johnsonburg have?
Ahead of 76% 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 Johnsonburg neighbors.
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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 →