State Game Lands Number 44
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
11,789 acres9.9 mi of trail
Clarion-Little Toby Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Pubdog · Public domainB+Outdoors
Outdoors in Ridgway Township
More than half of Ridgway Township’s land is conserved: 68%
68% of Ridgway Township’s land is conserved, about 37,951 acres. 108 acres are parks and preserves, 46 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 44 (9.9 mi), Sandy Beach Park (1.3 mi).
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
68%
37,951 acres · of 86.9 sq mi of land
Trails
47 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
108 ac
46 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
13%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.5 mi
Highest peak
2,175 ft
Devils Den
Lakes & rivers
2
1 beach
What kind of outdoors town is Ridgway Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ridgway Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ridgway Township is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ridgway Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land68% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (47 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land46 acres of park per 1,000 residents (108 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home13% 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 74%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Ridgway Township’s 68% is ahead of 100% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 58% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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
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The longest trail network is State Game Lands Number 44, with 9.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
State Game Lands Number 25
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
1,342 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
37,951 conserved acres
68% of Ridgway Township’s land. Who manages Ridgway Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service13,845 ac
State fish & wildlife13,130 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits11,957 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government55 ac
Not recorded11,465 ac
Private Conservation · 23,418 acNational Forest · 13,845 acState Resource Management Area · 13,130 acLocal Park · 55 acState Other or Unknown · 5 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarion Junction Forest Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 21,862 | Unknown |
| Allegheny National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 13,845 | Open |
| State Game Land 044 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 11,793 | Open |
| Clarion River Inholding Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1,556 | Open |
| State Game Land 025 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,342 | Open |
| Sandy Beach Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 55 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Ridgway Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Ridgway Township
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Ridgway Township
1 playground without a name on the map.
Peaks in Ridgway Township
Devils Den2,175 ft elevation · In State Game Lands Number 44
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 7.5 miHorses · 1.0 miUnpaved · 7.8 mi
Clarion-Little Toby Trail6.5 mi
Forest Road 1351.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
6.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
6.5 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Clarion-Little Toby Creek TrailBike route
6.5 miCourts & fields
3Baseball
1Beach volleyball
1Soccer
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 Ridgway Township: May and July to 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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 45 | 59 | 70 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Ridgway Township →
Next door
Ridgway Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Jones Township197 miSt. Marys99 miRidgway Township47 miSpring Creek Township36 miFox Township33 miHorton Township29 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgway Township | 68% | 0.5 | 46 | 13% | B+ |
| St. Marys | 30% | 1.0 | 9 | 62% | A− |
| Horton Township | 35% | 0.5 | 68 | 16% | B+ |
| Fox Township | 26% | 0.5 | 27 | 24% | B+ |
| Jones Township | 63% | 1.4 | 2,202 | 30% | A |
| Spring Creek Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ridgway Township
Where can I hike in Ridgway Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 44, 9.9 miles; Sandy Beach Park, 1.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Ridgway Township is conserved land?
68% 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 Ridgway Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 44 and Sandy Beach Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Ridgway Township?
6.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.5 of shoulders and shared lanes. Named routes: Clarion-Little Toby Creek Trail.
Is there public land near Ridgway Township?
232,560 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ridgway Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 23,128 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ridgway Township have?
Ahead of 74% 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 Ridgway 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 →