Market Street Median Park
Park
2 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Shamokin
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Shamokin
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Shamokin, 1.0 per square mile of land. 10 acres are parks and preserves, 1.5 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns · #642 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
7 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
1.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Shamokin?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Shamokin have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Shamokin is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns, #642 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Shamokin’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%CTrails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land1.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (10 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 59%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 38%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Shamokin’s 1% is ahead of 9% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 76% of 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
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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Market Street Median Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
7 conserved acres
1% of Shamokin’s land. Who manages Shamokin’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government5 ac
Town or city2 ac
State natural resources1 ac
Local Recreation Area · 3 acLocal Park · 3 acState Resource Management Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shroyer Memorial Pool Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Claude Kehler Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Sunbury Street Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Weiser State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
| Shamokin Street Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Shamokin
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Shamokin
Lawton W. Shroyer Memorial Swimming Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Shamokin
Second Street Playground
DirectionsShamokin Street Playground
DirectionsSunbury Street Playground
DirectionsBiking & 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
3Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Shamokin: April 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 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 46 | 60 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 62 | 49 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.8 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Shamokin →
Next door
Shamokin and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shamokin | 1% | 1.0 | 1 | 99%+ | B |
| Fairview-Ferndale | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Marshallton | — 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 Shamokin
Where can I hike in Shamokin?
The longest trail networks: Market Street Median Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Shamokin is conserved land?
1% 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 Shamokin’s trails?
Market Street Median Park and Lincoln Street Monuments Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Shamokin?
18,500 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Shamokin or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Shamokin have?
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #642 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 Shamokin 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 →