Few parks or trails are on the map in Laflin
85% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 7 acres are parks and preserves, 4.5 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Laflin?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Laflin have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Laflin is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Laflin’s 1% is ahead of 6% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% 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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7 conserved acres
1% of Laflin’s land. Who manages Laflin’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laflin Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
| Laflin Borough Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
The best walking months in Laflin: April to July
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 | 38 | 46 | 60 | 71 | 79 | 84 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.1 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Laflin →
Laflin and its neighbors
Laflin has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laflin | 1% | under 0.1 | 5 | 85% | C− |
| Jenkins Township | 41% | 0.9 | 11 | 83% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Laflin
How much of Laflin 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 Laflin?
56,285 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Laflin or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Laflin have?
Ahead of 22% 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 Laflin 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 →