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Outdoors in Penn Estates

Few parks or trails are on the map in Penn Estates

1 acre is park or preserve, 0.1 per 1,000 residents. 44% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
1%
10 acres · of 2.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
0.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
44%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
1 beach
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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1
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Tannersville Cranberry Bog Preserve

Nature preserve
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it

10 conserved acres

1% of Penn Estates’ land. Who manages Penn Estates’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits19 ac
Not recorded9 ac
Private Conservation · 29 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Tannersville Cranberry Bog
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits19Unknown
Tannersville Bog Preserve
Private Conservation
Not recorded9Restricted
Things to do

1 places to go in Penn Estates

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Beaches in Penn Estates

1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

3 lakes & rivers

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
3Basketball
2Tennis
1Baseball
1Beach volleyball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Penn Estates: April, May, July and August

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.611.813.314.515.114.813.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)363947607178838174635141
Rain (in)3.83.04.04.24.35.24.64.75.34.83.84.4

February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.3 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Penn Estates →

Questions about parks and trails in Penn Estates

Are dogs allowed on Penn Estates’ trails?

Tannersville Cranberry Bog Preserve doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Penn Estates?

47,773 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Penn Estates or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Penn Estates 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 →