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Outdoors in Penns Creek

Few parks or trails are on the map in Penns Creek

20% of Penns Creek’s land is conserved, about 99 acres. 10 acres are parks and preserves, 12 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Penns Creek, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
20%
99 acres · of 0.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
79%
of residents within ½ mile
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

The longest trail network is Keene Community Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Keene Community Park

Park
7 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

99 conserved acres

20% of Penns Creek’s land. Who manages Penns Creek’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County355 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government10 ac
Agricultural Easement · 355 acLocal Park · 10 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 89 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Keene Community Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government10Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Penns Creek

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

Playgrounds in Penns Creek

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

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
1Baseball

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Penns Creek: April to 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)9.510.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.89.3
High (°F)353948627280848275635140
Rain (in)3.12.53.53.74.04.14.33.94.64.03.33.4

February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Penns Creek →

Next door

Penns Creek and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Penns Creek— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Center Township7%0.4424%C+
Limestone Township15%0.313%C

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Penns Creek

Where can I hike in Penns Creek?

The longest trail networks: Keene Community Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Penns Creek’s trails?

Keene Community Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Penns Creek?

35,931 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Penns Creek or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Penns Creek 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 →