State Game Lands Number 307
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
17 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Jared Kofsky/PlaceNJ.com · CC BY-SA 4.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Mayfield
Mayfield has 6.2 miles of mapped trails, 2.5 for every square mile of land
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 30 acres are parks and preserves, 16 per 1,000 residents. 3% of Mayfield’s land is conserved, about 52 acres.
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
52 acres · of 2.4 sq mi of land
Trails
6.2 mi
2.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
30 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Mayfield?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mayfield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mayfield is ahead of 87% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, conserved land lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mayfield’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B−Trails2.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (30 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13BParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 87%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Mayfield’s 3% is ahead of 23% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 95% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pinchot State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
52 conserved acres
3% of Mayfield’s land. Who manages Mayfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government28 ac
State fish & wildlife17 ac
State natural resources4 ac
Not recorded6 ac
Local Park · 29 acState Resource Management Area · 25 acLocal Recreation Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Street Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 19 | Open |
| State Game Land 307 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 17 | Open |
| Lackawanna River Heritage Trail Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 8 | Open |
| Pinchot State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 8 | Open |
| Aylesworth Park Local Park | Not recorded | 2 | Open |
| Mayfield Borough Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Mayfield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Mayfield
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Old Mining Rd 30.9 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Baseball
1Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Mayfield: 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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 44 | 58 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.5 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Mayfield →
Next door
Mayfield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfield | 3% | 2.5 | 16 | 99%+ | A |
| Jermyn | 3% | 0.8 | 3 | 97% | B |
| Carbondale Township | 18% | 1.4 | 262 | 22% | A− |
| Archbald | 17% | 3.1 | 56 | 84% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Mayfield
How much of Mayfield 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.
Are dogs allowed on Mayfield’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 307 and Pinchot State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Mayfield?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Mayfield?
16,402 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mayfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 52 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mayfield have?
Ahead of 87% 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 Mayfield 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 →