Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMadison Township has 513 acres of parks, 527 for every 1,000 residents
12 miles of mapped trail cross Madison Township, 0.5 per square mile of land. 53% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Madison Township’s land is conserved, about 567 acres.
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Madison Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Madison Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Madison Township is ahead of 70% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Madison Township’s 3% is ahead of 24% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 52% 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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567 conserved acres
3% of Madison Township’s land. Who manages Madison Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCandless Land Acquisition Private Recreation or Education | Land trusts & nonprofits | 450 | Open |
| McCandless Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 253 | Open |
| Redbank Creek Acquisition Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 183 | Open |
| Redbank Valley Trail Private Recreation or Education | Not recorded | 91 | Open |
| Armstrong Trail Private Recreation or Education | Not recorded | 46 | Open |
| Armstrong Trails Property Private Conservation | Not recorded | 36 | Closed |
| Sligo Spur Trail Private Recreation or Education | Not recorded | 23 | Open |
| Madison Twp Clarion Co Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Open |
2 places to go in Madison Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
11 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 Madison Township: April, May, August and 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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 47 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Madison Township →
Madison Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Township | 3% | 0.5 | 527 | 53% | B+ |
| Perry Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Bradys Bend Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Toby Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Washington Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Brady Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Porter Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 77 | 34% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Madison Township
How much of Madison Township is conserved land?
3% 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.
Where can I bike in Madison Township?
11 miles of bike routes are on the map: 11 of off-road paths. Named routes: Armstrong Trail, Erie To Pittsburgh Trail and Redbank Valley Trail.
Is there public land near Madison Township?
14,588 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Madison Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 513 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Madison Township have?
Ahead of 70% 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 Madison Township 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 →