Otto Township has 61 miles of mapped trails, 1.8 for every square mile of land
11% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 29 acres are parks and preserves, 22 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Otto Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Otto Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Otto Township is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Otto Township’s under 1% is ahead of 0% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 91% 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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29 conserved acres
under 1% of Otto Township’s land. Who manages Otto Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otto Township Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 29 | Open |
1 places to go in Otto Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
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 Otto Township: May, June, 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 44 | 57 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Otto Township →
Otto Township 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otto Township | under 1% | 1.8 | 22 | 11% | C+ |
| Eldred Township | 8% | 0.5 | under 1 | under 1% | C |
| Foster Township | 8% | 2.3 | 416 | 29% | A− |
| Keating Township | 9% | 1.4 | 40 | 14% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Otto Township
How much of Otto Township is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Otto Township?
36,070 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Otto Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 29 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Otto Township have?
Ahead of 43% 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 Otto Township 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 →