Griftlo Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainBOutdoors
Outdoors in North Apollo
6% of North Apollo’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 6% of North Apollo’s land is conserved, about 19 acres. 19 acres are parks and preserves, 16 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
19 acres · of 0.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
19 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is North Apollo?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does North Apollo have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, North Apollo is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of North Apollo’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (19 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13BParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 58%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so North Apollo’s 6% is ahead of 39% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
Water is 9% of North Apollo’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 5%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in North Apollo. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
19 conserved acres
6% of North Apollo’s land. Water is left out: North Apollo has 0.5 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages North Apollo’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government19 ac
County6 ac
Local Park · 24 acLocal Recreation Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dogwood Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 19 | Open |
| Grifflo Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Hickory Nut Grove Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| North Apollo Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in North Apollo
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 40 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in North Apollo →
Next door
North Apollo and its neighbors
North Apollo has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Apollo | 6% | under 0.1 | 16 | 99%+ | B |
| Kiskiminetas Township | 3% | 0.1 | 163 | 29% | B− |
| Apollo | 15% | under 0.1 | 22 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Vandergrift | 10% | under 0.1 | 18 | 99%+ | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in North Apollo
How much of North Apollo 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 North Apollo’s trails?
Griftlo Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near North Apollo?
4,940 acres of parks and open public land lie inside North Apollo or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does North Apollo have?
Ahead of 58% 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 North Apollo 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 →