Allegany State Park
Managed by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
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Outdoors in Mead Township
More than half of Mead Township’s land is conserved: 70%
70% of Mead Township’s land is conserved, about 34,963 acres. 214 miles of mapped trail cross Mead Township, 2.7 per square mile of land. 6% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
70%
34,963 acres · of 78.6 sq mi of land
Trails
214 mi
2.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
0.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
6%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
23 mi
23 mi paths
Highest peak
2,142 ft
Coal Knob
Lakes & rivers
5
2 beaches · 5 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Mead Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mead Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mead Township is ahead of 57% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mead Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land70% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A+Trails2.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (214 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land0.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1 acre) · PA 14 · U.S. 13DParks close to home6% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 57%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Mead Township’s 70% is ahead of 100% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 96% of them.
Water is 8% of Mead Township’s area (7 of 86 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 64%.
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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
34,963 conserved acres
70% of Mead Township’s land. Water is left out: Mead Township has 78.6 square miles of land and 7.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Mead Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service34,963 ac
National Forest · 34,963 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 34,949 | Open |
| Allegheny Purchase Unit National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 14 | Open |
Things to do
30 places to go in Mead Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Mead Township
Kinzua Beach
DirectionsPlus 1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Mead Township
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Mead Township
Boat Launch
DirectionsDew Drop Boat Ramp
DirectionsPlus 3 boat launches without a name on the map.
Scenic views in Mead Township
Jake's Rocks Overlook
DirectionsOverlook
DirectionsOverlook
DirectionsOverlook
DirectionsOverlook
DirectionsRimrock Overlook
DirectionsRimrock Overlook
DirectionsRimrock Overlook
DirectionsPlus 4 scenic views without a name on the map.
Peaks in Mead Township
Coal Knob2,142 ft elevation
DirectionsStone Hill1,949 ft elevation
DirectionsCampgrounds in Mead Township
Dewdrop Recreation AreaFee · Allegheny National Forest
DirectionsHandsome Lake Boat Access Campground
DirectionsHopewell Boat Access Campground
DirectionsJohnnycake Run Campsite
DirectionsOld State Road Campground
DirectionsTracy Run Campsites
DirectionsTrails & water
25 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 10.8 miUnpaved · 32.2 mi
North Country Trail7.4 mi
Elijah5.7 mi
Sugar Run Trail4.7 mi
Fr 3653.4 mi
Fr 2041.9 mi
Fr 2631.9 mi
Kinzua Connector Trail1.8 mi
Bald Eagle1.8 mi
Sam's Rocks Trail1.7 mi
Fr 160D1.4 mi
15 more trails
Forest Road 160 Jw
1.3 miGowango Trail
1.1 miUrsus
1.1 miRimrock Overlook Trail
1.1 miOld Rimrock Trail
1.0 miForest Rd 625
1.0 miTracy Ridge Trail
0.9 miFr 293
0.9 mi160F
0.9 mi323
0.7 miForest Rd 494
0.7 miLaurel
0.6 miUS Hwy Forrestry 259
0.5 mi160FA
0.4 miFr 438
0.4 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
23 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
23 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Mead Township: May, June, 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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 33 | 43 | 56 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Mead Township →
Next door
Mead Township and its neighbors
Mead Township has the most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Mead Township214 miSheffield Township174 miCorydon Township169 miHamilton Township158 miPleasant Township148 miGlade Township30 miElk Township18 miWarren2.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mead Township | 70% | 2.7 | 1 | 6% | B |
| Glade Township | 14% | 0.8 | 171 | 19% | A− |
| Elk Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Sheffield Township | 70% | 2.9 | 11 | 51% | A− |
| Pleasant Township | 59% | 4.4 | 373 | 60% | A+ |
| Warren | 9% | 0.7 | 19 | 96% | A− |
| Corydon Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Hamilton 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 Mead Township
How much of Mead Township is conserved land?
70% 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 Mead Township’s trails?
Allegany State Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Mead Township?
23 miles of bike routes are on the map: 23 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Mead Township?
286,379 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mead Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 29,761 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mead Township have?
Ahead of 57% 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 Mead Township 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 →