Photo: Canadian2006 · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Mercer Township
6% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Mercer Township’s land is conserved, about 151 acres. 2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Mercer Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Mercer Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mercer Township is ahead of 13% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Mercer Township’s 2% is ahead of 12% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 29% 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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151 conserved acres
2% of Mercer Township’s land. Who manages Mercer Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 151 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
3 places to go in Mercer Township
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The best walking months in Mercer 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 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 38 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Mercer Township →
Mercer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer Township | 2% | 0.2 | under 1 | 6% | D |
| Marion Township | 1% | 0.2 | 11 | 18% | C− |
| Slippery Rock Township | 4% | 0.5 | 46 | 57% | B+ |
| Liberty Township | 4% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 16% | D |
| Irwin Township | 4% | 0.3 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Mercer Township
How much of Mercer Township 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.
Is there public land near Mercer Township?
27,490 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mercer Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mercer Township have?
Ahead of 13% 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 Mercer 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 →