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Outdoors in Nittany

Few parks or trails are on the map in Nittany

4% of Nittany’s land is conserved, about 37 acres.

Conserved land
4%
37 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

State Game Lands Number 295

Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

37 conserved acres

4% of Nittany’s land. Who manages Nittany’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County122 ac
State fish & wildlife4 ac
Agricultural Easement · 122 acState Resource Management Area · 4 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 33 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State Game Land 295
State Resource Management Area
State fish & wildlife4Open
When to get out

The best walking months in Nittany: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.611.813.314.515.114.813.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)343847617179838174625039
Rain (in)2.92.33.33.64.14.04.13.84.33.73.13.1

February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.3 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Nittany →

Questions about parks and trails in Nittany

Are dogs allowed on Nittany’s trails?

State Game Lands Number 295 doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Nittany?

40,146 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Nittany or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Nittany 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 →