Photo: Ruhrfisch · CC BY-SA 3.0Mill Hall has 15 acres of parks, 11 for every 1,000 residents
68% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Mill Hall, 0.3 per square mile of land. 3% of Mill Hall’s land is conserved, about 21 acres.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Mill Hall have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mill Hall is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds 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 Mill Hall’s 3% is ahead of 24% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 42% 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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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
State Game Lands Number 255
21 conserved acres
3% of Mill Hall’s land. Who manages Mill Hall’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Hall Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 14 | Open |
| State Game Land 255 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 5 | Open |
2 places to go in Mill Hall
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.
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.
The best walking months in Mill Hall: April to June and 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 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 39 | 49 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 76 | 64 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.2 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Mill Hall →
Mill Hall 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Hall | 3% | 0.3 | 11 | 68% | B− |
| Bald Eagle Township | 22% | 0.5 | 5 | 18% | B− |
| Lamar Township | 43% | 0.9 | 11 | 24% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Mill Hall
How much of Mill Hall 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 Mill Hall’s trails?
Mill Hall Park and State Game Lands Number 255 don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mill Hall?
66,431 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mill Hall or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mill Hall have?
Ahead of 52% 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 Mill Hall 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 →