Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY 3.0Plumcreek Township has 23 miles of mapped trails, 0.6 for every square mile of land
15% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 10 acres are parks and preserves, 4.7 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Plumcreek Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Plumcreek Township is ahead of 19% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Plumcreek Township’s under 1% is ahead of 0% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 58% 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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10 conserved acres
under 1% of Plumcreek Township’s land. Who manages Plumcreek Township’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 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gastown Track Local Park | Not recorded | 5 | Unknown |
| Crooked Creek Lake Park (Usarmy Corps. Engineers) Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
1 places to go in Plumcreek Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
The best walking months in Plumcreek Township: April, May, August 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 39 | 48 | 62 | 72 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Plumcreek Township →
Plumcreek Township and its neighbors
Plumcreek Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plumcreek Township | under 1% | 0.6 | 5 | 15% | C− |
| Kittanning Township | 1% | 0.1 | 61 | 14% | C |
| Washington Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 4% | D |
| Burrell Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Armstrong Township | 1% | 0.1 | 42 | 11% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Plumcreek Township
How much of Plumcreek Township is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Plumcreek Township?
7,210 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Plumcreek Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Plumcreek Township have?
Ahead of 19% 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 Plumcreek Township 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 →