Searight's Fulling Mill · Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY-SA 3.097% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Perryopolis
42 acres are parks and preserves, 28 per 1,000 residents. 5% of Perryopolis’ land is conserved, about 42 acres.
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Perryopolis?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Perryopolis have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Perryopolis is ahead of 57% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Perryopolis’ 5% is ahead of 33% 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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42 conserved acres
5% of Perryopolis’ land. Who manages Perryopolis’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
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.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perryopolis Athletic Field Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 18 | Open |
| Perryopolis Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 10 | Open |
| Sampey Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 9 | Open |
| Perryopolis Ball Field Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
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.
4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Perryopolis: April 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 42 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Perryopolis →
Questions about parks and trails in Perryopolis
How much of Perryopolis is conserved land?
5% 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 Perryopolis?
5,034 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Perryopolis or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 42 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Perryopolis have?
Ahead of 57% 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 Perryopolis 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 →