Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.06% of Milesburg’s land is conserved: 20 acres
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Milesburg, 0.7 per square mile of land. 82% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 11 acres are parks and preserves, 9.9 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Milesburg?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Milesburg have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Milesburg is ahead of 69% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Milesburg’s 6% is ahead of 43% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 66% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Milesburg Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
20 conserved acres
6% of Milesburg’s land. Who manages Milesburg’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milesburg Borough Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 9 | Open |
| Spring Creek (West Penn)/Krauss Park State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 8 | Open |
1 places to go in Milesburg
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 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 map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Milesburg: April 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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 39 | 48 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.2 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Milesburg →
Questions about parks and trails in Milesburg
Where can I hike in Milesburg?
The longest trail networks: Milesburg Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Milesburg is conserved land?
6% 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 Milesburg’s trails?
Milesburg Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Milesburg?
42,995 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Milesburg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 21 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Milesburg have?
Ahead of 69% 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 Milesburg 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 →