Roaring Spring Historic District · Photo: Andrew Bossi · CC BY-SA 2.5Few parks or trails are on the map in Roaring Spring
93% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 10 acres are parks and preserves, 4.1 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Roaring Spring’s land is conserved, about 10 acres.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Roaring Spring?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Roaring Spring have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Roaring Spring is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Roaring Spring’s 2% is ahead of 13% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% 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
2% of Roaring Spring’s land. Who manages Roaring Spring’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Dam Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| YMCA Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Cherry Street Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Roaring Spring: April and June to 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 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 40 | 48 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Roaring Spring →
Questions about parks and trails in Roaring Spring
How much of Roaring Spring is conserved land?
2% 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 Roaring Spring?
30,801 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Roaring Spring or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Roaring Spring have?
Ahead of 29% 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 Roaring Spring 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 →