Cherry Park
Managed by Lake City Borough
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Dasandman008 · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Lake City
99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Lake City
52 acres are parks and preserves, 18 per 1,000 residents. 4% of Lake City’s land is conserved, about 48 acres.
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns · #703 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
48 acres · of 1.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
52 ac
18 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Lake City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lake City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lake City is ahead of 53% of U.S. towns, #703 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lake City’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land18 acres of park per 1,000 residents (52 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13BParks close to home99% 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 53%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 32%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Lake City’s 4% is ahead of 30% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lake City Park
Managed by Lake City Borough
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Railroad Park
Managed by Lake City Borough
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
48 conserved acres
4% of Lake City’s land. Who manages Lake City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits36 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government12 ac
Not recorded36 ac
Private Conservation · 71 acLocal Park · 12 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake City Conservation Area Private Conservation | Not recorded | 71 | Open |
| Lake Erie Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 11 | Open |
| Milesgrove Pavilion Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Lake City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Lake City
Elk Valley Playground
DirectionsPlus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & 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
1Basketball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Lake City: May 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 36 | 44 | 56 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 49 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.3 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Lake City →
Next door
Lake City and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake City | 4% | under 0.1 | 18 | 99% | B− |
| Girard Township | 9% | 0.4 | 138 | 19% | B |
| Girard | 9% | 1.2 | 38 | 83% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lake City
How much of Lake City is conserved land?
4% 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 Lake City’s trails?
Cherry Park and Lake City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lake City?
6,196 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lake City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 52 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lake City have?
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #703 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 Lake City 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 →