Photo: GalaMoruu · CC BY-SA 4.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Lock Haven
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 4.3 miles of mapped trail cross Lock Haven, 1.7 per square mile of land. 73 acres are parks and preserves, 8.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns · #268 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Lock Haven?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Lock Haven have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lock Haven is ahead of 82% of U.S. towns, #268 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Lock Haven’s 4% is ahead of 27% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 90% of them.
Water is 6% of Lock Haven’s area (0 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Hanna Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hubert H Jack Stadium
All 8 parks & preserves
59 conserved acres
4% of Lock Haven’s land. Water is left out: Lock Haven has 2.5 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lock Haven’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Walk Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 31 | Open |
| Levee Trail Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 10 | Open |
| Taggart Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 8 | Open |
| Hanna Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 7 | Open |
| Hoberman Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 6 | Open |
| Hammermill Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Linden Street Baseball Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Kistler Park / Dickey Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Veterans Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Canal Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
18 places to go in Lock Haven
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Plus 15 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail and 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 4 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Lock Haven: 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) | 36 | 40 | 49 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 64 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Lock Haven →
Lock Haven and its neighbors
Lock Haven has the second most mapped trails of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lock Haven | 4% | 1.7 | 9 | 99%+ | A− |
| Castanea Township | 38% | 2.5 | 32 | 98% | A+ |
| Woodward Township | 11% | 0.1 | 7 | 59% | B− |
| Flemington | 2% | 1.3 | 4 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Allison 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 Lock Haven
Where can I hike in Lock Haven?
The longest trail networks: Hanna Park, 0.2 miles; Hoberman Park, 0.1 miles; Hubert H Jack Stadium, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lock Haven 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 Lock Haven’s trails?
Hanna Park and Frank L. Taggart Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lock Haven?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Lock Haven?
82,247 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lock Haven or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 73 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Lock Haven have?
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #268 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 Lock Haven 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 →