Elk State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
34 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
–Not graded
Outdoors in Prospect Park
Few parks or trails are on the map in Prospect Park
9% of Prospect Park’s land is conserved, about 34 acres. 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Prospect Park, 1.5 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
9%
34 acres · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
1.5 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
34 conserved acres
9% of Prospect Park’s land. Who manages Prospect Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources34 ac
State Resource Management Area · 34 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 34 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Prospect Park
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Prospect Park
Prospect Park Playground
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.9 miHorses · 0.9 mi
Wiley Trail0.9 mi
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 Prospect Park: 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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 47 | 60 | 72 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Prospect Park →
Next door
Prospect Park and its neighbors
Prospect Park has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Park | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Emporium | 1% | 1.8 | 3 | 99%+ | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Prospect Park
Are dogs allowed on Prospect Park’s trails?
Elk State Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Prospect Park?
118,174 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Prospect Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 38 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Prospect Park 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 →