State Game Lands Number 39
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
377 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Dougtone · CC BY-SA 2.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Sandycreek Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Sandycreek Township
20% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 8 acres are parks and preserves, 3.6 per 1,000 residents. 2.0 miles of mapped trail cross Sandycreek Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
422 acres · of 17.8 sq mi of land
Trails
2.0 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
3.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
20%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sandycreek Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sandycreek Township is ahead of 23% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sandycreek Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land3.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (8 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13CParks close to home20% 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 23%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Sandycreek Township’s 4% is ahead of 27% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 21% of them.
Water is 7% of Sandycreek Township’s area (1 of 19 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Sandycreek 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 C. 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.
Riverfront Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
422 conserved acres
4% of Sandycreek Township’s land. Water is left out: Sandycreek Township has 17.8 square miles of land and 1.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Sandycreek Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife358 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits51 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government4 ac
Not recorded73 ac
State Resource Management Area · 358 acPrivate Conservation · 78 acPrivate Recreation or Education · 39 acConservation Easement · 5 acLocal Park · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 039 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 358 | Open |
| Sandy Creek Trail Private Recreation or Education | Not recorded | 107 | Open |
| Allegheny River Trail Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 10 | Open |
| Riverfront Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Robert Brown Memorial Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Sandycreek Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Sandycreek Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.8 mi
Sandy Creek Trail0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
3Tennis
2Baseball
1Basketball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Sandycreek 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 48 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Sandycreek Township →
Next door
Sandycreek Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Victory Township49 miRockland Township22 miCranberry Township16 miSugarcreek16 miFranklin2.6 miSandycreek Township2.0 miFrenchcreek Township1.2 miPolk1.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandycreek Township | 4% | 0.1 | 4 | 20% | C− |
| Victory Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Franklin | 1% | 0.6 | 5 | 98% | B− |
| Cranberry Township | 10% | 0.2 | 27 | 22% | B− |
| Rockland Township | 2% | 0.4 | 52 | 3% | C+ |
| Frenchcreek Township | 5% | under 0.1 | 106 | 9% | C+ |
| Polk | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Sugarcreek | 4% | 0.4 | 114 | 59% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Sandycreek Township
How much of Sandycreek Township is conserved land?
4% 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 Sandycreek Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 39 and Riverfront Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Sandycreek Township?
29,610 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sandycreek Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 370 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sandycreek Township have?
Ahead of 23% 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 Sandycreek 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 →