Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Northern Cambria has 37 acres of parks, 11 for every 1,000 residents
91% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Northern Cambria, 0.5 per square mile of land. 2% of Northern Cambria’s land is conserved, about 36 acres.
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns · #654 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Northern Cambria?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Northern Cambria have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Northern Cambria is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns, #654 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Northern Cambria’s 2% is ahead of 13% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 52% 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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36 conserved acres
2% of Northern Cambria’s land. Who manages Northern Cambria’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Barnes Memorial Park & Pool Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 14 | Open |
| Spangler Ballfield Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 12 | Open |
| Barnesboro Athletic Field Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 9 | Open |
| Crawford Avenue Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
3 places to go in Northern Cambria
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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 Northern Cambria: April, May, August 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 46 | 60 | 70 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Northern Cambria →
Northern Cambria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cambria | 2% | 0.5 | 11 | 91% | B |
| Susquehanna Township | 6% | 0.2 | 75 | 21% | B− |
| Barr Township | 1% | 0.1 | 85 | 10% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Northern Cambria
How much of Northern Cambria is conserved land?
2% 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.
Is there public land near Northern Cambria?
10,776 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Northern Cambria or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 37 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Northern Cambria have?
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #654 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 Northern Cambria 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 →