Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
40 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nicholas A. Tonelli · CC BY 2.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Pen Argyl
10% of Pen Argyl’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. 10% of Pen Argyl’s land is conserved, about 88 acres. 52 acres are parks and preserves, 15 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns · #625 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
10%
88 acres · of 1.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
52 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Pen Argyl?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Pen Argyl have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pen Argyl is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns, #625 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Pen Argyl’s overall grade.
Conserved land10% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land15 acres of park per 1,000 residents (52 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 60%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 40%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Pen Argyl’s 10% is ahead of 58% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of 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
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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.
Weona Park
Park
20 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Pen Argyl Little League
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
88 conserved acres
10% of Pen Argyl’s land. Who manages Pen Argyl’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service80 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government37 ac
Town or city16 ac
National Wildlife Refuge · 80 acLocal Park · 37 acLocal Recreation Area · 16 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 80 | Restricted |
| Weona Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 23 | Open |
| Weona Park Expansion - Land Acquisition Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Green and White Little League Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 13 | Open |
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
6Baseball
6Tennis
2Basketball
1Football
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Weona Park CarouselStructure · listed 1999
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Pen Argyl: April, May, July 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 40 | 48 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Pen Argyl →
Questions about parks and trails in Pen Argyl
How much of Pen Argyl is conserved land?
10% 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 Pen Argyl’s trails?
Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge and Weona Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Pen Argyl?
22,753 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pen Argyl or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 52 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pen Argyl have?
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #625 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 Pen Argyl 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 →