Canal Park
Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Pine Grove
5% of Pine Grove’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. 5% of Pine Grove’s land is conserved, about 36 acres. 37 acres are parks and preserves, 17 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
36 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
37 ac
17 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Pine Grove?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Pine Grove have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pine Grove is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns. 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 Pine Grove’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land17 acres of park per 1,000 residents (37 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 59%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Pine Grove’s 5% is ahead of 38% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Pine Grove. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
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.
Who protects it
36 conserved acres
5% of Pine Grove’s land. Who manages Pine Grove’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government18 ac
Private owners9 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits5 ac
Not recorded4 ac
Local Park · 18 acLocal Recreation Area · 14 acLocal Other or Unknown · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canal Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 18 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Recreation Area | Private owners | 9 | Open |
| North End Park Local Recreation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 5 | Open |
| Fema Flood Buyout (County Or Municipal Owned) Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 4 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
4Tracks
3Baseball
1Softball
1Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Pine Grove: April and May
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 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 39 | 48 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 51 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.1 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Pine Grove →
Questions about parks and trails in Pine Grove
How much of Pine Grove 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.
Are dogs allowed on Pine Grove’s trails?
Canal Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Pine Grove?
38,547 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pine Grove or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 37 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pine Grove have?
Ahead of 59% 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 Pine Grove 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 →