Pinchot State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
96 acres0.5 mi of trail
Roaring Brook TrailCreekside Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailheadWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Moscow
6% of Moscow’s land is conserved: 109 acres
The biggest trail networks: Pinchot State Forest (0.5 mi), Golden Park (0.5 mi). 89% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Moscow, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
109 acres · of 2.8 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
25 ac
14 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
89%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Moscow?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Moscow have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Moscow is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Moscow’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land14 acres of park per 1,000 residents (25 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13BParks close to home89% 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 72%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Moscow’s 6% is ahead of 41% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 55% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be B+. 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 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Golden Park
Park
6 acres0.5 mi of trail
Yellow TrailOrange TrailBlue Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Lake Hide Away
Park
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Harmony Hills Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Pinchot State Forest96 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
DirectionsGolden Park6 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsLake Hide Away13 acres
Harmony Hills Park3 acres
Cenntenial Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
109 conserved acres
6% of Moscow’s land. Who manages Moscow’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources96 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government7 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits5 ac
Not recorded97 ac
State Resource Management Area · 193 acLocal Park · 11 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinchot State Forest State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 97 | Open |
| Elmhurst Tract State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 96 | Open |
| New Street Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 6 | Open |
| Harmony Park Local Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 5 | Open |
| Centenial Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Moscow
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Moscow
Moscow Playground
DirectionsPlus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
5 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.5 mi
Roaring Brook Trail0.6 mi
Yellow Trail0.4 mi
Creekside Trail0.3 mi
Orange Trail0.1 mi
Blue Trail0.1 mi
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
7Tracks
4Soccer
2Tennis
2Basketball
2Baseball
1Softball
1Football
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Moscow: May and July to 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) | 31 | 34 | 43 | 56 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.6 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Moscow →
Next door
Moscow and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Spring Brook Township40 miRoaring Brook Township30 miCovington Township11 miMadison Township6.8 miMoscow1.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow | 6% | 0.5 | 14 | 89% | B+ |
| Madison Township | 16% | 0.4 | 3 | 3% | C+ |
| Roaring Brook Township | 9% | 1.4 | 33 | 10% | B+ |
| Spring Brook Township | 37% | 1.2 | under 1 | 4% | B− |
| Covington Township | 14% | 0.5 | 210 | 43% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Moscow
Where can I hike in Moscow?
The longest trail networks: Pinchot State Forest, 0.5 miles; Golden Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Moscow 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 Moscow’s trails?
Pinchot State Forest and Golden Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Moscow?
56,765 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Moscow or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 123 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Moscow have?
Ahead of 72% 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 Moscow 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 →