Raccoon Township Municipal Park
Managed by Raccoon Township
16 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Raccoon Township
Raccoon Township has 1,666 acres of parks, 605 for every 1,000 residents
14% of Raccoon Township’s land is conserved, about 1,688 acres. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Raccoon Township. 38% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns · #624 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
14%
1,688 acres · of 18.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,666 ac
605 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
38%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
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What kind of outdoors town is Raccoon Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Raccoon Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Raccoon Township is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns, #624 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Raccoon Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land14% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land605 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,666 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home38% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 60%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 40%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Raccoon Township’s 14% is ahead of 68% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 9% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Raccoon Township. 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1,688 conserved acres
14% of Raccoon Township’s land. Who manages Raccoon Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits162 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government47 ac
Not recorded1,605 ac
Local Park · 1,652 acAgricultural Easement · 126 acForest Stewardship Easement · 36 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 37 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 10 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver County Park Property Local Park | Not recorded | 1,593 | Open |
| Raccoon Township Municipal Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 59 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Raccoon Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Raccoon Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Raccoon Township
Clover Hill
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Raccoon Township: 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 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 40 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 51 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Raccoon Township →
Next door
Raccoon Township and its neighbors
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Hanover Township46 miPotter Township3.3 miGreene Township1.6 miCenter Township1.4 miRaccoon Township0.4 miShippingport0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raccoon Township | 14% | under 0.1 | 605 | 38% | B |
| Center Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 8 | 49% | C− |
| Potter Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Shippingport | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Greene Township | 3% | 0.1 | 143 | 24% | C+ |
| Hanover Township | 26% | 1.0 | 2,169 | 45% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Raccoon Township
How much of Raccoon Township is conserved land?
14% 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 Raccoon Township’s trails?
Raccoon Township Municipal Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Raccoon Township?
26,915 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Raccoon Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,666 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Raccoon Township have?
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #624 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. 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 Raccoon Township 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 →