Mansfield Armory · Photo: Pubdog · Public domain96% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Mansfield
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Mansfield, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of Mansfield’s land is conserved, about 28 acres. 38 acres are parks and preserves, 13 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns · #756 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Mansfield?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Mansfield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mansfield is ahead of 49% of U.S. towns, #756 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. 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 Mansfield’s 2% is ahead of 16% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 13% 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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Mansfield Veterans Memorial Park
28 conserved acres
2% of Mansfield’s land. Who manages Mansfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smythe Park Local Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 14 | Open |
| Shaute Fields Local Recreation Area | Other state land | 12 | Open |
| South Academy Street Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Max Colegrove Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
1 places to go in Mansfield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 named trail
0.7 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Mansfield: May to 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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 44 | 58 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 47 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.2 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Mansfield →
Questions about parks and trails in Mansfield
How much of Mansfield is conserved land?
2% 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 Mansfield’s trails?
Smyth Park and Mansfield Veterans Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Mansfield?
0.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Mansfield?
33,346 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mansfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 38 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mansfield have?
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #756 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 Mansfield 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 →