Pinchot State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
170 acres2.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Moosic
Moosic has 27 miles of mapped trails, 4.1 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Pinchot State Forest (2.5 mi). 21 acres are parks and preserves, 3.5 per 1,000 residents. 79% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns · #502 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
199 acres · of 6.5 sq mi of land
Trails
27 mi
4.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
21 ac
3.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
79%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.3 mi
2.3 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
4
What kind of outdoors town is Moosic?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Moosic have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Moosic is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns, #502 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Moosic’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%BTrails4.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (27 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land3.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (21 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home79% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 68%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 52%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Moosic’s 5% is ahead of 34% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 99% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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
The longest trail network is Pinchot State Forest, with 2.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Mercatili Segilia Park
Managed by Moosic
3 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 6 parks & preserves
Pinchot State Forest170 acres · 2.5 mi of trail · Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
DirectionsMercatili Segilia Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Moosic
DirectionsFelter Field4 acres
DirectionsKobesky Field3 acres
DirectionsMontage Mountain Wildflower Sanctuary2 acres
DirectionsKen Smerdon Field1 acres
Who protects it
199 conserved acres
5% of Moosic’s land. Who manages Moosic’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources179 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government16 ac
Private owners6 ac
Not recorded180 ac
State Resource Management Area · 357 acLocal Park · 17 acLocal Recreation Area · 6 acPrivate Conservation · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinchot State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 214 | Open |
| Montage Tract State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 143 | Open |
| William T. Quinlin Sports Complex Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 8 | Open |
| Ken Smerdon Field Local Park | Private owners | 6 | Open |
| Kobesky Field Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Felter Field Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Mercatili-Segilia Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Misty Ridge Private Conservation | Not recorded | 2 | Closed |
Things to do
7 places to go in Moosic
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Moosic
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Waterfalls in Moosic
1 waterfall without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
4 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
21Golf
5Baseball
3Basketball
1Tennis
1Football
1Pickleball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Moosic: April to July 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 | 37 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 78 | 83 | 80 | 74 | 62 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Moosic →
Next door
Moosic and its neighbors
Moosic has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Moosic
Where can I hike in Moosic?
The longest trail networks: Pinchot State Forest, 2.5 miles; Mercatili Segilia Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Moosic is conserved land?
5% 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 Moosic’s trails?
Pinchot State Forest and Felter Field don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Moosic?
2.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.3 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Moosic?
45,276 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Moosic or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 201 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Moosic have?
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #502 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. 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 Moosic 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 →