Photo: Pstark1 · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Overfield Township
64 acres are parks and preserves, 45 per 1,000 residents. 1% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Overfield Township’s land is conserved, about 103 acres.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Overfield Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Overfield Township is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Overfield Township’s 2% is ahead of 11% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% 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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103 conserved acres
2% of Overfield Township’s land. Who manages Overfield Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 7 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Crossing Preserve Private Conservation | Not recorded | 128 | Open |
| Park and Winola Lake Access State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 31 | Open |
1 places to go in Overfield Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 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 Overfield Township: May 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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 45 | 59 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 48 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.3 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Overfield Township →
Overfield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overfield Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 45 | 1% | C− |
| Tunkhannock Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 18 | 20% | C− |
| Clinton Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 40 | 10% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Overfield Township
How much of Overfield Township 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 Overfield Township?
4,286 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Overfield Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 96 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Overfield Township have?
Ahead of 22% 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 Overfield 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 →